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There was no mistaking that tall, graceful figure. Beyond question, Lady Altamont had managed to reach the Waterloo-road almost as soon as Burles and his companion.
"That is a most wonderful woman," Burles said, admiringly. "Really, she is so clever and full of resource that she deserves to succeed. I had better tell you a few things that you do not know, Sims. In the first place, that is Lady Altamont. She is the wife of Sir Charles Altamont, who lives at 14, Vernon-terrace, and she is one of the smartest and most unscrupulous women in London. She has contrived to get hold of a large amount of jewels belonging to an American lady, Mrs. Wanless, and it is my business to try and regain those stones. I suppose you know O'Brien's pal Terry?"