I desire to see the photographs."
Mrs. Frewen summoned her niece and requested her to bring her photograph
album. The niece entered the room and was introduced to our hero, and
she failed to conceal her surprise upon being informed that the handsome
young man, so exquisitely attired, was a celebrated and successful
detective. If Oscar noted her surprise he did not indicate it, but took
the album and deliberately commenced turning over its pages, and the
niece standing over him said:
"You will only find pictures of well-known characters in the album. I do
not think there is a photograph of a single friend of ours in the book."
"Then you have another book?"
"No."
"You do not keep pictures of your friends?"
"No."
"It is unfortunate under the present circumstances; but, miss, what
public character is the original of that photograph?"
The girl blushed and answered:
"I had forgotten that the picture was in the album."
"Ah, I see; but who is the original?"
"Oh, he is a young man whose mother I knew in Paris.
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