Bertram Mitford

The Fire Trumpet Bertram Mitford

He to whom this announcement was made could not repress a start of surprise. The only other occupant of the room paused and laid down the document from which he had been reading. The room was a solicitor's office. "You hardly expected to be remembered, then?" said the latter. "No. At least I won't say that, exactly; but nothing like to such an extent. I thought poor Spalding might have left me some trifle to remember him by-his pet breechloader, or something of the kind; but, candidly, I never expected anything like this!" "Yet you saved his life, once."