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"I cannot stay in Old Chester any longer," she said; "dreadful things

have happened, and--"

"What things? You said that before Do explain these an--and then her voice broke But she told

hi whistle "Shocking! Poor Nelly!"

"You see, Iher hands; "I can't bear

it!"

"But, my dear," he protested, "it wasn't your fault You were not to

blaht struck him, "but how the

devil did he discover--?"

When Helena explained that she supposed old Mr Wright had told his

grandson, Pryor's anger broke out: "He kne did he find out?"

Helena shook her head; she had never understood that, she said

Lloyd's anger always confused her, and when he demanded furiously why

she had not told hi!"--she protested, quivering, that Mr Wright would not do that

"I ot it And anyway, I knew he

wouldn't; he said he wouldn't; besides, he had a stroke when he heard

about Sa--" she winced--