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Suppose you do it at once,the act She resolutely turned to perfor was better than that he should suspect her It was an old-fashioned eight-day clock, of workmanship suited to the rest of the antique furniture that Manston had collected there, and ground heavily during winding

Anne had given up all idea of being able to watch hi the interval, and the noise of the wheels prevented her learning anything by her ears But, as she wound, she caught sight of his shadow on the wall at her right hand

What was he doing? He was in the very act of pouring solass of wine

He had co She ain When she faced hi in his chair as before she had risen

In a familiar scene which has hitherto been pleasant it is difficult to realize that an added condition, which does not alter its aspect, can have ht that his action must have been pro her, and yet she could not instantly put on a fear of her position

And before she had grasped these consequences, another supposition served to ard the first as unlikely, if not absurd It was the act of a madman to take her life in a manner so easy of discovery, unless there were far more reason for the crime than any that Manston could possibly have

Was it notwith her wine, to ht? This was in harinal suspicion, that he intended secretly to abscond At any rate, he was going to set about so, as to which she was to be kept in utter darkness The difficulty noas to avoid drinking the wine

By lass for nearly five minutes, but he eyed her too frequently to allow her to throw the potion under the grate It became necessary to take one sip This she did, and found an opportunity of absorbing it in her handkerchief

Plainly he had no idea of her countermoves The scheme seemed to him in proper train, and he turned to poke out the fire She instantly seized the glass, and poured its contents down her bosolass to her lips, empty