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ment thet thus ssised npenther—dhe allowed herself | for her to maintain a calm, jplacid, end even came to be carried away -on the fleod of ecstatic :feniings | tented demeanour iin the -presence of Mrs. Lindley | Which enguifed :ber scl; anf though she gave mnt ‘|:and:the yung ladies whe wese her fallew-lodgess.in | back: again that buming:kiss, semevertheless with-;the ancnsseil establishment: -for ahe, poor girl, wren | drew not the moutito shichiit seamed to grow. i@0 intterly ‘fziendless that ,ehe-mas :comnelied to: cnb~ | But when the Prines, encoumged -bythis apparent | mitrto all the areangereents which Mrs. Benes teed | abandonment of her person te him, songht:to anatch || made for -hers-—~and, heing:in the-way to iheeome.a | farther 'farours, che siolently.disengaged ‘hemélf from {mmother, she naturally clung to the asylum, thengh hisayme-—~and, hurriedly asranging the bosom of:her’| vile:aud:abhervent:it ‘wer, which ‘had heen provided drees, wshich his -daying hand had disturbed, she -ex-:|-for her against the time when the hour of suffring , claimed, “ Think .not-thatgan obtained the least pas- | and the -pangs of matentity should ovartake der. ticle of:permanentsadvantage ever me. Aanasement | But she nevertbaless vomed within hemelf thet.if the —confasion—beprilderment :rendered me weak fer a:|-child which: was:then soeving ip her bosom shonald | moment: but your Royal Highness rust mot again 4:he born alive, it should escape the murderous ‘mten- | wentureto treat me arith ingilt! Cone-echieb Mire. Minas doa aas had naan ee dnd, hatioe thus epében aha cane the bell. te tt “In the mame of Godd what. oe ‘yor mean, lovely 4 “Dine. clack at Sem beth Release hed genolaisaed the | Ceuntess ?*” demanded the Prince, almest sxtaundet: shour af six ia ithe -avening, sad (Careline Waltera by this proceeding, and:likewise starting. pp from thes was dn :cenwemsmton with ker fallow-lodges inthe aofa. aitting-room allotted to them generally, .when.an old ‘“Qompose yourself,” anid ieanor, with :e :cdim:imume entterefl and summaeved:her.to .the.poeagnes.af end nolle dignity: then, as-the deor opened and e/:the midwif. doanestic-appeaved, sheexslaimed, “HisRopél High-. GCardtinerepaizad tothe parisur where. Mass. Lind ness desires ¢hat his .carsiege may immediately e:|!ley wes enstad:; dt she abudderad when:the sepiile- drawn mp to thocdoar.” ‘Hike gene of thet mamen was Gued upon ber—far “His Rezal sertiage is inattendanee,pnever since the night of horrors had she met thas my lady,” mespended the!lanques. | loak-svithontcerssslencing a cnid-scoantion as if the “Fon: ahall-yet de mine, banghty deanty—1: swear: hand: ofm corpse arene peming slowly exer her naked. é! athiqnewd dhe iBuinnehesried|lg, as dheedlested to -fleah. bovw “in -e wesgmedions meaner sem hetenk his:de-q “Shut-dhe:daorsmg:dear ahild,” said Mrs. .Lindlez, panture. apeaking {mn that enbdued tone which sad bacome “J thank your Mingal Highnesferche honeur :of:; batiitinalto-her. -“ Hush! netep vialently—-ramem- Gio wisit)” anid abe Geventess alesd—~an thatche sar- 4 ben thenes an sinwalid up-esteins. And anw sit dawn vant who held the door opensthaswaed uet¢hat any-¥ for a few moments: I wish to speak to yan Re thing unuenel-an Gok ti ” The Prince dattad ypen lesnena:leck ¢faninglad i ‘Caroline task .« .ebair, and amaited in cilenes.the “MMyrdear gsi,” aemamed Mm. Lindley, cacacsing | her great shlack gat, but still Jeeecping bar aves steadily ‘fined. nn Miss 'Walien,—"i have selected gou from amongst the matrio andariake an. ofia whidh may afford = little ~werlatg: and .change.fes ryon. ‘Yousressarethatin.thenaxt chamber to Wa neust.now setam:to thetbede af Mrs. ‘Lindley‘in: ‘vonmse young lady -hes very wenily became. Fore Street, Lambeth. mather. Nortunately fer ‘her, pearrthing ! the.child | Three days had passbaince thatterrible:nightea: was-hormm (lead —-— But what.is.the.matter with you, which Caroline Walters had contereplated the :hor- | my deve?” auddenly.exclaimed.the.midwile. “Yon ross of the starecoom, ane del heard the.emall:| appearto be.nawell t” shrill shriek ef the aewsbom eliild whom ithe ekiy “No, ma@am——it is nothing,” hastily reyponded harritian had ao znthlesly consignel to the daskk; Caroline, who had been unable to subdue a shudder depths.of the tusbid Thames. whichewas this.time,fully.perceptible: for. her whole It will be vecollectedshatéherhad akrendy:chariahed. frame had: beeeme -cenxuled.om hearing the. dread- asentiment of vengeance agaiust the man whothad 4 ful aman: give utterance to-40 calm and deliberate seduced and betrayed hee—vendi:thet be afterwards | a falechood respecting the young lady's child. “Is | anited with that resolve a vow to seek: seme means { is nothing, I can assure you,” repeated Miss Waltera, - of punishing :‘the oki midwife ncho ‘hari enacted the | fearful of exciting. i asnapicien that. she. kaaw the. veal prineipal part in theeppailing-tragedy af that dread- : tenth regerding thet murdered aofant “Rut what fal night. you were saying made me think that my time is Durring the thase days mhiéh had elapsed since | rapiilly approaching ~~" | then, Caroline had pondesed—aieaply pentlered—oal] “Hush!” murmured the snisioife, placing be those resolutions; .andithe more sie meditated upon | long lean Singer to /her-thin pale lip, and | them, the more were they strengthened in her bosem. j her thick and prominent eye-brows: “the.vemy Ww Bat she was at prescat powerless: amd many weeks | have cars,as d.em constantly telling you all! Bat CHAPTER ALL CRROIANE AND THE JOUNG LADY. and in.a. condition-to.entennpon theexecutian ef her] my lere: you ramat keep. mp your courage-—and 7 qu designe. Nor as yet had -those-tesigue.assumedany { will pass through the:enieal in safety. Recollect settled shape in her imagination: she nursed them | that.I yieldthe palm of skill and succes ia .mid- che clungto-them ;—sbut she neust-trust to aceident | wifery:to:no diving practitiones, male.or female; and fo point.ont the way:to carry them into effect. | therefore.it.ia fextunste for yon that our dear kind At all events, for the time being it was.necsssary 4 friend, the excellent Mrs. Braep, eas entrpsted you | must probably elapee -eve she would be again free] yon mat not giee way to nervous apprebessions : ——i,. : COMM|COOOKS.CO