"
She was quietly eyeing Lauriston over, and she saw his fresh-complexioned
face colour vividly.
"I do my grandfather's business when he's out," she continued. "Do you
want to borrow some money?"
Lauriston pulled out the watch, with more blushes, and pushed it towards
her.
"That's just it," he answered. "I want to borrow money on that. A friend
of mine--fellow-lodger--Mr. Melky Rubinstein--said I could borrow
something here. That's a real good watch, you know."
The girl glanced at her customer with a swift and almost whimsical
recognition of his innocence, and almost carelessly picked up the watch.
"Oh, Melky sent you here, did he?" she said, with a smile. "I see!" She
looked the watch over, and snapped open the case. Then she glanced at
Lauriston. "How much do you want on this?" she asked.
CHAPTER TWO
MRS. GOLDMARK'S EATING-HOUSE
Lauriston thrust his hands in his pockets and looked at the girl in sheer
perplexity. She was a very pretty, dark girl, nearly as tall as himself,
slender and lissom of figure, and decidedly attractive. There was evident
sense of fun and humour in her eyes, and about the corners of her lips: he
suddenly got an idea that she was amused at his embarrassment.
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