Talleyrand Maxim

Talleyrand Maxim Synopsis

"e;It's old Mr. Bartle, sir,"e; he whispered. "e;He's in your room there -- dead "e; "e;Dead?"e; exclaimed Eldrick. "e;Dead "e; Pratt shook his head again. "e;He came up not so long after you'd gone, sir,"e; he said. "e;Everybody had gone but me -- I was just going. Wanted to see you about something I don't know what. He was very tottery when he came in -- complained of the stairs and the fog. I took him into your room, to sit down in the easy chair. And -- he died straight off. Just,"e; concluded Pratt, "e;just as if he was going quietly to sleep "e;