The Freemason's Daughter: A Novel — page 112: what you’re looking at

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THE FREEMASONS DAUGHTER, 103 rang the bell thrice. It was the signal for the head keeper, a brutal fellow named Barnes, to attend him. The fellow was almost as great a hypocrite as himself, and ten times more ferocious; for Mr. Crab, unless in very peculiar cases, took no pleasure in the sufferings of the inmates of his establishment. Barnes, on the contrary, experienced a fiend-like pleasure in exciting them to frenzy by his severities. In a few minutes the fellow entered the apartment. “ Well, Barnes,”’ said his employer, ‘‘ have you any report !”’ “No, sir; all goes on regularly.” ** How is Mowbray ?” *¢ Calm as usual.” * And Hunter ?” ‘Strapped down to his bed, sir. I was obliged to give him the discipline: he became quite outrageous this morning, and insisted that he was not mad, and asked to see you; and declared that his brother-in- law, the Rev. Mr. Sharp, kept him here only to enjoy his fortune.” | ‘© Poor fellow !”? exclaimed Mr. Crab, with a look of sympathy, for he wore a mask even with his underling ; ‘‘ what an extraordinary delusion !”’ “ Very, str!” said the fellow, with a grm. “ As if go pious a man as Mr. Sharp could be capable of such an act! Of course not—a parson !’’ “ Or I lend myself to it ?” “ Still more unlikely, sir.” COniiclooecl SS (SO