? ? ? ? "Precisely. Well, I can't stay longer, so I will leave, apologizing for having taken up so much of your time."
? ? ? ? "Oh, it's of no consequence, sir."
? ? ? ? "He is a perfect gentleman," she said to herself, as Mr. Redwood closed the front door, and went out on the street. "I wonder whether he's a widower."
? ? ? ? Being a widow this was quite a natural thought for Mrs. McCarty to indulge in, particularly as Mr. Redwood looked to be a substantial man with a snug income.
? ? ? ? Mr. Redwood went back to the store, and went at once to the office.
? ? ? ? "Well, Redwood," said Mr. Goodnow, "did you learn anything?"
? ? ? ? "Yes, sir."
? ? ? ? "Go on."
? ? ? ? "I went to the lodging of young Ropes, and was admitted to his room."
? ? ? ? "Well?"
? ? ? ? "And there, wrapped in a brown paper, I found one of our missing cloaks lying on his bed."
? ? ? ? "Is it possible?"
? ? ? ? "I am afraid he is not what we supposed him to be, Mr. Goodnow."
? ? ? ? "It looks like it.
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