thanks
away from our tents the large circle of lookers on. An
HavingenteredmyprovinceonthelastdayofJuly,andseeingthatthetimeofyearmadeitnecessaryformetomakeallhas
bed, and went on with his unpacking. A minute later he
ShethenledthewaytothepromontoryonwhichtheKaimofDerncleughwassituated,producedalargekeyfromherpocket,
It was no use. Mrs. Merrit was obdurate, though she knew
AtthiscriticalmomententeredthecounsellorandDinmont.Theformerbeheld,tohisastonishment,theColonelbutju
use his lips. I have found several letters of his among
"Andwhatofthat,sir?"saidBertram,withincreasingastonishmentanddispleasure."Why,inthatcase,"saidGlossi
damp freshness in the air of the passage, and a sort of
"Nay,Ruth,youarenotgoingtohavesecretsfromme,areyou?Don'tyourememberyourpromisetoconsidermeasabrother
It was moving quickly, in the manner of a geometer caterpillar,
Inshort,theadviser(whoseactualinterestwastohavethebridgebuiltasnearaspossibletoafarmofhisown)failedi
Will eleven o'clock to-night be suitable for our last
Thewomen,everdelightedwiththemarvellous,andnotlesssowhenahandsomeyoungmanisthesubjectofthetale,added
at Borlsover Conyers, a huge room built for use, and not
"Justatrickoffortune,mygoodfriend,"saidBertram,risingandshakinghimheartilybythehand,"that'sall.""But
she had come to believe, since otherwise he would have
Theweaponfleeingasshewhirlsaround.Thus,inhisragedestroyed,hisshapelessfaceStoodfoulwithcrimsonflow.T
Little by little the old life resumed its old power. Then
"Ifheprovesanimpostor,"repliedthelawyer,withsomeemphasis."Ay,certainly--underthatconditionIwilltakey
Saunders came about seven, cold and cross and dirty. We'll
WenowreturntoBertramandDinmont,whocontinuedtofollowtheirmysteriousguidethroughthewoodsanddingles,bet
gripped him with a virility that was surprising. There
"Aweel,aweel,that'ssunesettled;we'llnoexciseyouneither,ThoughwelivesaeneartheCustom-house.AndImaunse
possessed for him. So it came that his was a familiar figure
Bluntedwithgorecongealednomorecouldwound,Butbrakethestrickenlimb;whileeveryhandFlungeveryquiveringda
Merrit, a young monkey might do wonderful things, and we
"Besilent,Dominie,anddon'tinterrupttheevidence,"saidPleydell.--"andso,sir?"toBertram."Andso,sir,"con
idea of your old sins finding you out. Before you caught
Attheappointedsignal,BertramandDinmontsprungoverthebrushwood,andrusheduponHatteraick.Hazlewood,unacq