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"A written confession--and she brought it to you?"

"Galloped all the way froe, by Gad!" nodded Sir

Richard

"It seeer, "that the--ah ed with a certain preacher, to whom, in

Lady Vibart's presence, he confessed his crily

wrote out a deposition to that effect It also appears that the

e,

and was eventually found upon the road, and now lies in Maidstone

gaol, in a dying condition"

Chancing, presently, to look frorooroo out, called a name At the

sound of my voice the man s and chafing, and turned upon reat, soft eyes, and snuffed the air, and whinnied So I leapt

out of the , and down the steps, and thus it was that I s"

"She be in the pink o' condition, sir," said Ada!" added the baronet, ith Mr Grainger, had

followed to bid ot her re his fists deep into his pockets, and

frowning downmyself into the