The Illegal Marriage — page 124: what you’re looking at

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116 THE ILLEGAL MARRIAGE shall never want for a counselor or a friend, so long as I live.” Following the servant into Cecy’s room, he found her lying as he had left her earlier in the day, and apparently asleep. For some moments he gazed in silence upon her beautiful and placid face. The sound of his voice seemed to rouse her slight- ly, and with a low moan she turned her head toward him, opening her eyes full upon his face. But there was no look of recognition in them. He spoke to her gently. “Are you better, Cecy? Do you not feel better?” Moaning as before, she drew her white hand slowly across her brow; but it soon fell upon her bosom, and her eyes again closed wearily. Brushing the tears from his eyes, Stannard left the room and went into the chamber where the murdered man was still lying. comicbooks.¢co