[Coralie by Charlotte M. Braeme]@TWC D-Link bookCoralie CHAPTER XII 10/13
Let us take her by surprise this very day, and ask her to accompany us to the house where the nurse lives." Both lawyers applauded the idea. "If there be any imposture we are sure to find it out," they said. Without a minute's loss of time, Mrs.Trevelyan was asked to join us in the library.
She complied at once. "We want you to go with us to Lincoln to show us the child," said Sir John, abruptly. She consented at once so readily that I felt certain that our quest was useless.
We started in an hour's time, my poor Clare being led to believe that we had gone to Harden on a visit. We reached Lincoln about six o'clock at night.
While we stood in the station waiting for a cab Mr.Paine turned suddenly to Coralie. "What is the address ?" he asked. Again there was not a moment's hesitation. "No.
6 Lime Cottages, Berkdale Road," she replied; and fast as a somewhat tired horse could take us we went there. We reached the place at last; a row of pretty cottages that in summer must have been sheltered by the lime trees, and the door of No.
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