youletthevillainescape,stercyrilwhy
didyounotrunhihroughthebody”
”ihadotherthingstothinkof,johntherersharveylyinginsensible,andtheservantdesperatelyore
ofthesethanoftherobber,and,to
beabletotuattentiontothe”
”ay,ay,thaturalenough,lad;buttisapitythevillaingotoffstfreetrulyitisnotsafefortobein
anetyhousebytheelvesinthesetis,speciallyas,ybe,thehousesoneithersidearealsountenanted,androbberscangetintothendketheirheroof,andsoenteranyhousetheylikebytheercyyouchancedtoealong
naresoaccustodnosandcallsforaid,that
noroubletheelvesastosuchsoundsandyoustillfeelquitewell”
”neverbetter,john,exceptforoccasionaltyshoulder””itdoesnotknitsofastasitshoulddo,”johnsaid”inthefirstplace,youarealove;thennoonecangoaboutintoinfectedhouseshouthisspiritsbeingdisturbed,andofallthingsacalndeasydispositionisessentialfortheproperhealingofly,itiscertainthathereispoisonintheaires”
”itisgoingondesireitto
dobetterassoonasitisfairlyhealedioughttojoinprincerupertagain;butintruthidonotogo,foriwouldfainseethisterribleplagueetoanendbeforeileave;foeversincethedaysoftheblackdeath,hundredsofyearsago,heresostrangeandterriblealadyinthisuntry”
uedtohishousehenext
ing
”thinkingoveryousaidlastnight,cyril,iarrivedataprettyrrectnclusionastohadhappened,thoughithoughtnotthatituldbeasbadasitrharvey
andhiseuptolondon,atatiostnwere
fleeingfrottheirsonhas,eversincehecaupthreeyearsago,beenasour,ashewas,indeed,
foralongtipreviouslysonaturesseeaturallytotutoevil,andthisboysitybethatthelifeatho
oorigidandsevere,andthatherevoltedagainstitcertainitisthathetooktoevilursesandnsortedpanionsseverityofthehouseatnightand
beae
”atlast,justafteransiderablesufneyhadeintothehousefrohetenantsrents,hestoleit,anduptolondonhisnaentionedatho,thoughhisfatherleatfrobr >rrespondentsherethathehadbeeahangeronoftheurt,anofndition,hefoundfriendshout
difficultyheblerandabraation
evenangtheriffraffoftheurthisfatherleatthathehaddisappearedfroightatthetitheurttooxfordearlyinjune,andhisrrespondentfoundthatheedtohavejoinedabandofabandonedruffians,eshoseof
robbery
”rharveyandhisined
toeuptolondon,tokeonereefforttodrafroisevilursestheonlythingthattheyhavebeenabletoleaforcertainersinthatockery
thedanhaveotherwise
failed
”theyhadintended,iftheyhadfoundhiandheadeprosesofandnt,tohavegivenhioneythatwouldhaveenabledhiogoovertoaricaandbeginanehere,prosinghiregularalloaintainhinfortastheyhavenyfriendsoverthere,soofabroadtosettlebeforethecivilhere,theyohavenews
hoheyfoundhelife,
andtrulyrepentedhispasturse,theywouldinfiveyearshavehadhiackagain,andreinstatedhistheirheir
”ikneatter,andhavedonebesttogain
theeididnotbelieveintherefortionofonewhohadshoselftobeofsuchevilspirit;butgodisallpowerful,andghthaveledhiutfrohesloughintohhehadfallen”yesterdayevening,halfanhourbeforeyouthere,hisfatherandther
atfirst
onefrohesapartoftheuntrythathehadseenthenlondon,hehadhadthestreetsthereaboutsched,andhavingfoundetopayhisrespects
”thereannerthatalardhisther,
anditeouthe
dendedthathisfathershouldatoncesignadeedhhehadbroughtdraatoncehalfhis
property
”youhave,hesaid,farrethanyoucanrequirelivingasyoudo,youstsavethreequartersofyourine,anditonceanactofcharity,andsaveyouthetroubleofdealinghneythatisofnousetoyou
”hisfatherindignantlyrefusedtotakeanysuchstep,andthentoldhiheplanshehadhielffordforhiatthishelaughedsffingly
”youhavetheehalf,oroftaking
everythingandthenheshterribleoathsthatunlesshisfathersignedthepaper,thatdayshouldbehislastyouareinpodesperatedoyouthinkthatifthreedead
bodiesarefoundinahousenoroubletoinquirehoheycatotheirendtheyossedintotheplaguecart,andnone”hearingvoicesraisedinanger,theoldservantraninatoncethevillaindre,passinghisshroughhisbody
then,asiftransportedatthesightofthebloodhehadshed,hetueduponhisfatheritontthathistherranto
thealledforhelphedraggedherback,andasshefellfaintinghhorrorandfearheagaintueduponhisfather;hispassiongrehthe
deedhehaddone,refusedtosign;andthereisnodoubtthatheont
”ithastrulybeenaterriblenightforthetheyhavepasseditinprayer,andoingandposed,
thoughitoseebytheirfaceshoheyhadsuffered,andhouinedtosave
theirsonfronyfurthertetatio
