7/22 'I gave--I gave the name of Soane; and you--you assigned me the rooms. I thought it particularly civil, sir, and was even troubled about the expense--' 'Is your name Soane ?' Mr.Smith asked with blunt-ness; he grew more suspicious as the other's embarrassment increased. 'But this young lady's name--' 'Is Soane ?' 'Yes.' Mr.Thomasson stepped forward, grim as fate. 'That is not true,' he said coldly. 'I am a Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, at present in attendance on her ladyship; and I identify this person'-- he pointed to the girl--'as the daughter of a late servant of the College, and this woman as her mother. |