The Hampstead Mystery.
A Novel.
BY
FLORENCE MARRYAT,
AUTHOR OF ‘LOVE’S CONFLICT,’ ‘VÉRONIQUE,’ ‘MY OWN CHILD,’ ‘MY SISTER THE ACTRESS,’ ‘HOW LIKE A WOMAN,’ ‘PARSON JONES,’ ETC., ETC.
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
LONDON:
F. V. WHITE & CO.,
14 BEDFORD STREET, STRAND, W.C.
1894.
| PAGE | |
|---|---|
| CHAPTER I., | 1 |
| CHAPTER II., | 24 |
| CHAPTER III., | 48 |
| CHAPTER IV., | 76 |
| CHAPTER V., | 96 |
| CHAPTER VI., | 123 |
| CHAPTER VII., | 150 |
| CHAPTER VIII., | 172 |
| CHAPTER IX., | 199 |
| CHAPTER X., | 219 |
THE HAMPSTEAD MYSTERY.
[Pg 1]
The Hampstead Mystery.
In a few seconds the door opened again, to admit Frederick Walcheren,leaning on the arm of his cousin, Philip. At first the jury wished thelatter to withdraw, but he refused to do so.
‘Is it not sufficient,’ he cried, ‘for you to look at this unfortunateman, to see what he is suffering, and that he is incapable ofconfronting you alone? I refuse to leave him; if you insist upon it,we will both withdraw. This is a court of inquiry, not of justice; howdare you[Pg 2] treat this gentleman as if he were a criminal?’
‘I am not aware that the jury were doing so, Mr Walcheren,’ retortedMr Procter. ‘However, as he seems ill, and you insist upon remainingby his side, let it be so. It is not, however, the usual thing for awitness to be examined in the presence of another person.’
‘I don’t care if it is the custom or not,’ replied Philip firmly. ‘Youmay commit me for contempt of court, if you like, but my cousin is tooill to stand by himself, and I refuse to leave him.’
‘Very well, sir, very well!’ replied the coroner tartly, ‘if MrFrederick