"
If she could have overheard her husband's talk, it would still have been
inexplicable to her.
"Then you think this sale at Crompton will take place directly after the
funeral?"
"I should certainly imagine so--yes."
"There is something--you needn't tell my wife, because I wish it to be a
surprise for her--that I should like to buy at it; something I have long
had my eye on."
"Some piece of furniture, I suppose. Well, you must be prepared to give
a good sum, I fear. From the curiosity of the thing--the reputation, I
mean, of poor Mr. Carew--it is likely things will fetch more than their
price."
"Perhaps so. But I should like to know, as soon as possible, when the
sale comes off. From your connection with the place, you will be able to
get news of this before the general public--I mean the exact date."
"No doubt. I will write to-morrow, and beg that the information may be
sent me."
"I should feel much obliged if you would, Mrs. Basil."
"I'll write this very night. You wish to know the day on which the sale
of the furniture may be fixed?"
"Yes; and of all the other things: of the estates as well, for instance;
there may be some land that may prove a good investment. Don't make a
fuss about it, but say you have a friend who is interested.
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