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Slowly and with difficulty they coax Sir Adrian back to life Ringwood had insisted upon telling the old housekeeper at the castle, who had been in the family for years, the whole story of herdown her withered cheeks, had helped Ringwood to remove his clothes and make him comfortable She had also sat beside hi out of the house like a thief, had galloped down to the village for the doctor, who any of the servants

This caution and secrecy had been decided upon for one powerful reason If Arthur Dynecourt should prove guilty of being the author of his cousin's incarceration, they were quite determined he should not escape whatever punishment the law allowed But the mystery could not be quite cleared up until Sir Adrian's return to consciousness, when they hoped to have soht thrown upon the matter from his own lips

In the meantime, should Arthur hear of his cousin's rescue, and know hiuilty of this dastardly attempt to murder, would he not take steps to escape before the law should lay its iron grasp upon hinorant of the power of the law to knohether it would be justifiable in the present circu until Sir Adrian himself shall be able to pronounce either his dooht, and administers to the exhausted s provided by the old housekeeper

When thefro slu this, steps aside, as though to o closer to hi her face with her hands, turns aside and sinks into a chair

Florence, e conduct, stands irresolute beside the bed, hardly knohat to do Again she glances at the prostrateupon her with an expression in them that makes her heart beat rapidly with sweet but sad recollections

Then a faint voice falls upon her ear It is so weak that she is obliged to stoop over hi, I owe you reat feebleness he utters these words, accolance of utter devotion How can she lance, so full of love and rapture? Perplexed in the extreesture he detains her