Nutter.'
The fright and the shock of seeing Nutter so near her, made her
salutation a little awkward; and she had, besides, an instinctive
consciousness that they were talking about the terrible affair of
yesterday. Dangerfield, on meeting her, bid Nutter good-morning
suddenly, and turned about with Mrs. Sturk, who had to slacken her pace
a little, for the potent agent chose to walk rather slowly.
'A fine morning after all the rain, Madam. How well the hills look,' and
he pointed across the Liffey with his cane; 'and the view down the
river,' and he turned about, pointing towards Inchicore.
I believe he wanted to see how far Nutter was behind them. He was
walking in the opposite direction, looking down on the kerb-stones of
the footpath, and touching them with his cane, as if counting them as he
proceeded. Dangerfield nodded, and his spectacles in the morning sun
seemed to flash two sudden gleams of lightning after him.
'I've been giving Nutter a bit of my mind, Madam, about that procedure
of his. He's very angry with me, but a great deal more so with your
husband, who has my sympathies with him; and I think I'm safe in saying
he's likely soon to have an offer of employment under my Lord
Castlemallard, if it suits him.
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