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Between five and six his ain came up to him, and when he appeared to sleep, stood with her hand upon his shoulder There must be some end to this Heall day,--thinking of it As regarded her son himself; his condition told his story with sufficient accuracy What irl she could not stop to inquire She had not heard all the details of the proposed scheme; but she had known that Felix had proposed to be at Liverpool on the Wednesday night, and to start on Thursday for New York with the young lady; and with the view of aiding hiht clothes for hi for his long journey,--having told sohter as to the cause of her brother's intended journey He had not gone, but had coraded, back to the house She had searched his pockets with less scruple than she had ever before felt, and had found his ticket for the vessel and the few sovereigns which were left to him About him she could read the riddle plainly He had stayed at his club till he was drunk, and had gambled away all his money When she had first seen him she had asked herself what further lie she should now tell to her daughter At breakfast there was instant need for so, and that he has not gone at all,' Hetta exclai herself to expose the vices of the son to her daughter She could not say that he had stumbled into the house drunk at six o'clock Hetta no doubt had her own suspicions 'Yes; he has come back,' said Lady Carbury, broken-hearted by her troubles 'It was some plan about the Mexican railway I believe, and has broken through He is very unhappy and not well I will see to hi the whole day And now, about an hour before dinner, Lady Carbury was standing by her son's bedside, determined that he should speak to her

'Felix,' she said,--'speak to roaned, and turned hi hiet up for your dinner It is near six o'clock'