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Mr Grey rubbed his forehead, and looked freshly annoyed at each

revelation of the state of things It had not been Mauleverer, but

Rachel, who had asked subscriptions for the education of the children,

he had but acted as her servant, the counterfeit of the woodcuts, which

Lady Teested, could not be construed into an offence; and

it looked very much as if, thanks to his cleverness, and Rachel's

incaution, there was really no case to be ainst him, as if

the fox had carried off the bait without even leaving his brush behind

him Sooth to say, the failure was a relief to Rachel, she had thrown so

him, that she could

not yet detach herself or syentle souls, the ht he not have been as much

deceived in Mrs Rawlins as herself? At any rate she hoped for tiround so as to support little

Lovedy's sinking head on her shoulder, made the briefest replies in her

pohen referred to At last, Grace recollected the 's affair

of Mrs Rossitur's bills Mr Grey looked as if he saw daylight, Grace

volunteered to fetch both the account-book and Mrs Rossitur, and Rachel

found the state extracted from her of the monthly production

of the bills, with the entries in the book, and of her having given the

an to write, and she perceived that

he was taking down her deposition She beckoned Mary to support her

poor little co to her feet, said, to the horror and