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"Oh, I am not afraid of you or your accomplice," she answered spiritedly"I am content to stand by every word I have said, every act I have doneMoreover, I believe in God's justiceI fear not the grinding of Hismills; if necessary I shall set the wheels in motion od is your great kite,which cows the birds of a whole districtBut be sure that His hand,when it rises, always falls at the appointed ti called even at this very moment at the Great AssizeRepentwhile there is still tihty halls in the coel whose voicehas only to whisper one word of justice, and you disappear for ever intoeverlasting torment"

The sudden death of Lilla caused consternation aedy was totally unexpected, as Adaeance to fall uponthemselves

Adaard toLilla and her grandfather, busied hi the well-hole withthe fine sand prepared for the purpose, taking care to have lowered atstated intervals quantities of the store of dynamite, so as to be readyfor the final explosionHe had under his immediate supervision a corpsof workmen, and was assisted by Sir Nathaniel, who had co at Lesser Hill

Mr Salton, too, showedin and out, nothing escaping his observation

Since herto stay at Doom Tower, Mimihad been fettered by fear of the horrible erShe accepted the fact of its assu atwill the form of Lady ArabellaShe had still to tax and upbraid her forher part in the unhappiness which had been wrought on Lilla, and for hershare in causing her death

One evening, when Mimi entered her own rooer look round the whole circle of sightA single glancesatisfied her that the White Worm in _propria persona_ was not visibleSo she sat down in the -seat and enjoyed the pleasure of a fullview, fro cut offThe maid aited onher had told her that Mr Salton had not yet returned home, so she feltfree to enjoy the luxury of peace and quiet

As she looked out of the , she saw soht she recognised the figure of LadyArabella, and instinctively drew back behind the curtainWhen she hadascertained, by peeping out several times, that the lady had not seenher, she watchedbackat the sight of herLady Arabella wasback and around her at intervals, as if she feared to befollowedThis gave Miood, so shedeter her in more detail

Hastily putting on a dark cloak and hat, she ran downstairs and out intothe avenueLady Arabella had moved, but the sheen of her white dresswas still to be seen a inshadow, Mi care not to come so close as to awake theother's suspicion, and watched her quarry pass along the road in thedirection of Castra Regis

She followed on steadily through the gloolint of the white dress to keep her rightThe wood began to thicken,and presently, when the road widened and the trees grew farther back, shelost sight of any indication of her whereaboutsUnder the presentconditions it was ifor a while, still hidden in the shadow to see if she could catch anotherglio on slowly towards CastraRegis, and trust to the chapt

er of accidents to pick up the trail againShe went on slowly, taking advantage of every obstacle and shadow to keepherself concealed

At last she entered on the grounds of the Castle, at a spot from whichthe s of the turret were din of Lady Arabella

Meanwhile, duringin the gloo followed by LadyArabella, who had caught sight of her leaving the house and had neveragain lost touch with herIt was a case of the hunter being huntedFora tis, with the natural obstacles that wereperpetually intervening, caused Lady Arabella sois, there was no e double folloent swiftly on

When she saw Mithe steps, she followedWhen Mimi entered the dark hall and felt herway up the staircase, still, as she believed, following Lady Arabella,the latter kept on her wayWhen they reached the lobby of the turret-rooms, Mimi believed that the object of her search was ahead of her

Edgar Caswall sat in the glooreat roo clouds allowed a little light to fall fro really interested hiloo, had made more hopeless his cruel, selfish, saturninenatureHe heard no sound, for his normal faculties seemed benumbed

Miht tapSolight was it that it did not reach Caswall's earsThen, taking hercourage in both hands, she boldly pushed the door and enteredAs shedid so, her heart sank, for now she was face to face with a difficultywhich had not, in her state of mental perturbation, occurred to her