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"Ah! I believe you will, Mr. Gregg!" she declared with enthusiasm, her
large, dark eyes turned upon me--the eyes of a woman in sheer and bitter
despair. Her face was perfect, one of the most handsome I had ever gazed
upon. The more I saw of her the greater was the fascination she held
over me.
A silence fell between us as she sat with her gloved hands lying idly in
her lap. Her lips moved nervously, but no sound came from them, so
agitated was she, so eager to tell me something; and yet at the same
time reluctant to take me into her confidence.
"Well?" I asked at last in a low voice. "I am quite ready to render you
any service, if you will only command me."
"Ah! But I fear what I require will strike you as so unusual--you will
hesitate to act when I explain what service I require of you," she said
doubtfully.
"I cannot tell you until I hear your wishes," I said, smiling, and yet
puzzled at her attitude.
"It concerns the terrible discovery made up in Rannoch Wood," she said
in a hoarse, nervous voice at last.


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