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'Put we our quarrel to the will of Heaven,
Who,when He sees the hours ripe on earthWill rain hot vengeance on the offenders' heads.'
SHAKESPEARE.
CONTENTS OF VOL. II.Book the Second.THE CRIME. | |
| CHAP. | |
| I. | DOWN TO LIVERPOOL. |
| II. | TRAPPED. |
| III. | HELEN'S JOURNAL. |
| IV. | 'SCOT FREE.' |
| V. | A BLAZE OF TRIUMPH. |
| VI. | STARTLING NEWS. |
| VII. | ONLY TOO TRUE. |
| VIII. | THORNTON CAREY. |
Bryan Duval had not forgotten his promise to Miss Montressor. Early inthe morning of that eventful day, when she and Mr. Dolby had parted sostrangely, and before she had even yet shaken off the extra slumberoccasioned by the fatigue of the Richmond dinner, the fair actress hadreceived a letter from her entrepreneur which ran thus:
'My dear Clara,--The business which I feared might possibly havedetained me has been smoothed over, and we positively sail onSaturday, in the Cuba. We shall go down to Liverpool by the twelveo'clock train, on Friday, stop the night at the Adelphi, and haveplenty of time to see our traps--and what with music scores,promptbooks, and costumes, I have a tolerable amount ofluggage--comfortably on board one of the first tenders which will bedespatched to the ship. I think we shall be a pleasant party. I haveconcluded engagem