I suppose I may take it for granted that you overheard the conversation which took place between Mr.Alder and myself in this room yesterday afternoon ?" "Well," said Miss Baxter, for the first time in some confusion, "I can assure you that I did not come here with the intention of listening to anything.

I came into the next room by myself for the purpose of getting to see you as soon as possible.

While not exactly a member of the staff of the _Evening Graphite_, that paper nevertheless takes about all the work I am able to do, and so I consider myself bound to keep my eyes and ears open on its behalf wherever I am." "Oh, I don't want to censure you at all," said Hardwick; "I merely wish to be certain how the thing was done.

As I said, I am willing to take the blame entirely on my own shoulders.

I don't think I should have made use of information obtained in that way myself; still, I am not venturing to find fault with you for doing so." "To find fault with me!" cried Miss Jennie somewhat warmly, "that would be the pot calling the kettle black indeed.