His Other Wife: A Novel — page 190: what you’re looking at

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182 THE NOTE OF DOOM. He had consistently practiced toward the governess this - theory of independent action in matters of opinion, and more than once had interposed his chivalrous attentions to save Miss Draper from mortification by the indifference or neglect of less thoughtful men. She was herself too noble a creature to misinterpret or abuse the delicacy of his conduct toward her; but it bound her grateful interest to him ‘‘with hooks of steel.” From this it may easily be imagined with what feelings she offered herself to share the cares of the sick-room with Warren’s mother. It was nightfall ere the doctor left the bedside of the now delirious sufferer and joined Mr. Croft, who sat alone in his study. Hearing him enter there, Leda crossed from the parlors to hear his account of the invalid. The doctor was interrupted in the midst of his state- ment by hearing several persons enter the hall and ap- proach the library. | i Four men came across the threshold, and.one of them stepped up to Mathew Croft, and showed him a writ of __ indictment for the crime of murder. This was the sheriff of His deputy officer then approached, and fastened the hideous handcuffs of the malefactor about the wrists of the prisoner. ok The celebrated advocate of the law was then marched out from his. own threshold toward the prison, . whose occupants it had been his duty to prosecute or defend, ~. Not a.sound of protest or remonstrance passed his lips Eomicbooks. co