Doubt as to the identity of Lord Polperro with Mrs.
Clover's husband he had none whatever--face, voice, trick of lips,
and eyebrows made mistake an impossibility; but he must bring the
man into a position where there would be no choice but to reveal
himself, and, so far as Gammon knew, no one but Polly could help to
that end. With Mrs. Clover he would communicate when the facts of
the strange story were made plain; not yet a while. And as for
Greenacre, why, it was splendid to have got beforehand with that
keen-scented fellow. The promise to keep silence held good only
whilst their search might be hindered by someone's indiscretion. Now
that the search was over he felt himself free to act as he chose.
But what an astounding discovery! Again and again, by jorrocks!
He was near the theatre long before his time. He had never waited so
long or so impatiently for anyone since the days of his first
sweethearting, twenty and odd years ago. When Polly at length came
out she met him with a shyness and awkwardness which he fancied he
perfectly understood.
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