Missus Van Der Luyden and Missus Archer's Conclave

Missus van der luyden and her son, having set forth their case, waited resignedly for the familiar phrase. Neither had ever reached a decision without prefacing it by this mysterious conclave. Missus van derluyden's attitude said neither yes nor no, but always appeared to incline to clemency. There was a silence during which the tick of the monumental clock on the white marble mantelpiece grew as loud as the boom of a minute gun. Then i should like adeline to tell you. Oh, it's really newland's story, said his mother smiling, and proceeded to rehearse once more the monstrous tale of the affront inflicted on missus