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'Has he heard about Felix;--has he come about that?'

'He has heard only what I have told him He has come because of your letter He says that a man named Crumb did it'

'Then he does know Who can have told hi Oh, Hetta, what ao with this wretched boy?'

'Is he hurt, mamma?'

'Hurt;--of course he is hurt; horribly hurt The brute tried to kill him They say that he will be dreadfully scarred for ever But oh, Hetta;--what am I to do with him? What aer was saved from the annoyance of any personal intercourse with his cousin Felix The unfortunate one was made as comfortable as circumstances would permit in the parlour, and Lady Carbury then went up to her cousin in the drawing-room She had learned the truth with soh Sir Felix himself had of course lied as to every detail There are so alht directly under a mother's eyes, what can he do but lie? How could Sir Felix tell the truth about that rash encounter? But the policeht him to the hospital had told all that he knew The man who had thrashed the baronet had been Cru woles So much was known at the hospital, and so ht tell And when Sir Felix swore that a police him, no one believed him In such cases the liar does not expect to be believed He knows that his disgrace will be no it with his oords

'What am I to do with hi me to leave him I can't do that I know he is bad I know that I have done much todown her poor worn cheeks 'But he is my child What am I to do with him now?'