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? ? ? ? He applied his ear to the opening, and heard the following conversation:
? ? ? ? "I hear you've brought a boy here, Nathan," said the other, who was a stout, low-browed man, with an evil look.
? ? ? ? "Yes," said Graves, with a smile; "I am going to board him here a while."
? ? ? ? "What's it all about? What are you going to gain by it?"
? ? ? ? "I'll tell you all I know. I've known something of the family for a long time. John Wade employed me long ago. The old millionaire had a son who went abroad and died there. His cousin, John Wade, brought home his son--a mere baby--the old man's grandson, of course, and sole heir, or likely to be, to the old man's wealth, if he had lived. In that case, John Wade would have been left out in the cold, or put off with a small bequest."
? ? ? ? "Yes.
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