The overseer seemed to Jaspar's troubled vision perfectly indifferent.
He could discover no anxiety in his features, to indicate that he had
any other purpose than to do his employer's bidding. A more close
inspection would have developed a slight twinkle, as of anticipation, in
the marble face of Dalhousie.
As he turned paper after paper, his eye rested upon a packet enclosed
in a blank envelope. His curiosity was aroused, and, glancing
indifferently at Jaspar, he saw that his piercing eye regarded him with
intense scrutiny. Continuing his labor without disturbing the mysterious
packet, he waited until the sharp eye of his companion was removed from
him.
On the table by the side of Jaspar was a bottle of brandy, at which, at
short intervals, the miserable man paid his devoir. Dalhousie did not,
therefore, have to wait long before the keen watcher left his chair,
and, with his back to him, took a long draught of the exciting beverage.
The overseer, seizing the favorable opportunity, slipped the packet into
his pocket. As indifferently as before, he completed the task, and
Jaspar was relieved when he saw the papers again filed away.
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