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"As I returned to my miserable hoate It was one of Colonel Vaughan's servants I

wondered what brought hiate

to avoidhim The house was very silent with its drawn blinds

"When Betto caht Colonel Vaughan's servant there so early

"'A very strange thing, sir,' she said 'He careat distress--if you call

tearing about and swearing being in great distress--that hat Sahan is nowhere to be found Dir anwl! a

strange thing, indeed, sir!' "I was too an my

breakfast alone, for Lewis had not appeared, and I dreaded to see hiht before, with

the hurried footsteps and the arrival of the doctor's gig, my brother

had not been disturbed, and he was apparently still sleeping I shall

never forget that long, long day I thought my misery was beyond huht it would be increased

tenfold

"I had refused to leave this rooh Betto had done her best to

persuade me to eat the dinner which she had prepared She was always