[The Nether World by George Gissing]@TWC D-Link bookThe Nether World CHAPTER XXII 15/18
The manufactory was situated in a by-street on the north of Euston Road: a small concern, but at all events a genuine one.
On the window of the office you read, 'Lake, Snowdon, & Co.' As it was necessary to account for this achievement to Clem and Mrs.Peckover, Joseph made known to them a part of the truth; of the will he said nothing, and, for reasons of his own, he allowed these tender relatives to believe that he was in a fair way to inherit the greater part of Michael's possessions.
There was jubilation in Clerkenwell Close, but mother and daughter kept stern watch upon Joseph's proceedings. Another acquaintance of ours benefited by this event.
Michael made it a stipulation that some kind of work should be found at the factory for John Hewett, who, since his wife's death, had been making a wretched struggle to establish a more decent home for the children.
The firm of Lake, Snowdon, & Co.
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