Alone he was frequently troubled with
uneasiness, with misgiving, more so as the days went by without
bringing any news from Greenacre. Under the cover of night he
visited Lowndes Mansions and hung about there for half an hour, like
unto one with sinister intentions; but his trouble profited him
nothing. Polly was growing impatient. After the manner of her kind
she brooded on suspicions, and hatched numerous more or less wild
conjectures. What if Greenacre had spirited Lord Polperro away for
some dark purpose of his own? Gammon himself could not help
suspecting the mysterious man of deep projects which would tend to
the disadvantage of Lord Polperro's forsaken wife and child. At the
end of a fortnight he wrote to Greenacre at the Bilboes pressing for
information. To his surprise and satisfaction this brought about an
interview on the following day. Greenacre seemed radiant with a good
conscience.
"All is going well," he declared. "Our noble friend is improving in
health, temporarily, at all events. Doubtless it is the result of
having his mind more at ease.
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