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Her Kate was at last avenged The wo of the thing she had done The man had injured her,--sorely,--and she had punished him He had richly deserved the death which he had received froarded him, there was no remorse But how should she tell the news to her child? The blohich had thrust him over would, too probably, destroy other life than his Would it not be better that her girl should so die? What could prolonged life give her that would be worth her having? As for herself,--in these first er It did not occur to her that she e and had fallen byshe had accomplished; but how should she tell her child that it was done?

She slowly took the path, not to the cottage, but doards the burial ground and Liscannor, passing the car which aiting in vain for the young lord On she walked with rapid step, indifferent to the heat, still proud of what she had done,--raging with a maddened pride How little had they two asked of the world! And then this man had come to them and robbed the therandeur of his blood! During that walk it was that she first repeated to herself the words that were ever afterwards on her tongue; An Eye for an Eye Was not that justice? And, had she not taken the eye herself, would any Court in the world have given it to her? Yes;--an eye for an eye! Death in return for ruin! One destruction for another! The punishment had been just An eye for an eye! Let the Courts of the world now say what they pleased, they could not return to his earldom the man who had plundered and spoiled her child He had sworn that he would not make her Kate Countess of Scroope! Nor should he make any other woround, and into the priest's house Father Marty was there, and she stalked at once into his presence "Ha;--Mrs O'Hara! And where is Lord Scroope?"

"There," she said, pointing out towards the ocean "Under the rocks!"

"He has fallen!"

"I thrust him doith my hands and with my feet" As she said this, she used her hand and her foot as though she were now using her strength to push the e "Yes, I thrust hi into the waves I heard it as his body struck the water He will shoot no ulls now"