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"By the sound of your move across the rooh to exhaust any one"

"She thinks badly of that poor child," said Rachel, her voice treood deal toI

heard in that voice"

"And if he lives, she is to have the charge of him," added Rachel

"That is another matter on which I would suspend my fears," said Mr

Clare "Come out, and take a turn in the peacock path You want air more

than rest So you have been talked to death"

"And I aone to talk Alick to death! I wonder when Alick

will come home," she proceeded, as they entered on the path "She says

Colonel Keith had a telegram about the result of the trial, but she does

not knohat it was, nor indeed as tried"

"Alick will not keep you in doubt longer than he can help," said Mr

Clare

"You know all about it;" said Rachel "The facts every one must know,

but I mean that which led to them"

"Alick told me you had suffered very ht question, but if it is, I should

ed him to tell you all, or

it would not have been fair towards you to bring me here"