Our Neighbors In The Corner House Author:T. S. Arthur General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1866 Original Publisher: Carleton Subjects: American fiction Fiction / Anthologies Literary Criticism / General Literary Criticism / American / General Literary Criticism / American / African American Literary Criticism / Women Authors Notes: This is a black and w... more »hite OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Wilkins says that he has met him several times in the neighborhood or coming out of his house; but has not once been able to catch his eye. It's hia opinion that Congreve is not his real name." " What has suggested this ? " I asked. " I'll tell you what," she replied. " A merchant from the south-west was in his store one day this week, when Mr. Congreve happened to pass. The man started as he saw him, and half uttered, in a tone of surprise, some name different from Congreve. " ' Do you know that person? ' asked my husband. The man answered, ' I presume not. It ia only a striking resemblance.' " ' His name is Congreve,' said Mr. Wilkins. ' He is a stranger in our city, from the south, I think.' " The man repeated the words ' from the South,' as if struck by them; but added; ' I don't know him,' and changed the subject." " Singular," I remarked. " Isn't it ? My husband thinks the man knew him, and had motives for concealing the knowledge." " Possibly. It looks as if it might be so." "More mystery," said my wife, smiling. " And this may be the clue. Did your husband say from what town in the south-west the merchant came ? " " He did not." " Of course he knows." " Without doubt, as the man was a customer." " Any circumstance that would make a family exile itself from an old home or familiar neighborhood, would in all probability become a matter of public notor...« less