A Fair Fraud — page 228: what you’re looking at

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A Fair Fraud ~- 217 whole party were standing solemnly round the trestle on which, covered by a white sheet, lay the mortal remains of the man who had come to his death with such awful suddenness, to the astonishment and dismay of everyone present, the door of the coachhouse was pushed open, and Marion Blake stood in the entrance. There was a- general outcry. Mr Drury shouted angrily at her. Kenneth hurried towards her. Everyone called out at once, ‘Go back! go back! this is no place for a lady. You have no business here. Go away!’ But Marion stood her ground, and opening the door still wider, she drew forward some- one who stood behind her. It was Hester Lane. She was pale as death, and trembled so violently that she could scarcely stand; but for Marion's supporting arm, indeed, she would have fallen. -*What are you two women doing in here?’ shouted Mr Drury, angrily. ‘Miss Lane has a statement to make, uncle,’ said Marion. ‘She can tell you something about this poor man.’ The coroner immediately desired Mr Drury to allow Miss Lane to come in, and the two girls came in together. Somebody pushed forward a wooden chair for Hester, and there was a suppressed excite- COMMUG JOO (Si C(O)