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The as troubleso dark and misty about four o'clock From time to time Giles

cast his eyes across towards the bedroo fire in the cha motionless with a hand upon each ar her eyes towards the skyey field of his

operations

A curious question suddenly occurred to Winterborne, and he stopped his

chopping He was operating on another person's property to prolong the

years of a lease by whose termination that person would considerably

benefit In that aspect of the case he doubted if he ought to go on

On the other hand he orking to save a man's life, and this seemed

to empower him to adopt arbitrary measures

The wind had died down to a cal along the road through the increasing ure which, indistinct as it was, he kneell It was Grace

Melbury, on her way out fro

walk before dark He arranged hi fro ih she looked up and saw him, was just at that tiive hiard that she had had for him was not kindled by her

return into a fla that she ht not see hiain She was near enough to see the expression of his

face, and the nails in his soles, silver-bright with constant walking

But she did not reply; and dropping her glance again, went on

Winterborne's face grew strange; he mused, and proceeded autoone far She had reached a