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| y THE MYSTERIES OF THE COURT. tho premises is might possibly suggest s means of owepe. She aceordingly said, “I feel so anwell thetegh having pemedivco bed aighte, that execeiss aud fresl: air become absolutely necessary; and the person whom you call Mrs. Martin told me I might walk in the garden if I chose.” moment’s hesitation: for she decided that it would - be better to view the premises even though it were requisite for the purpose to endure the presente of the most odious and detestable woman she had ever met in her life. in at that extremity. The walls stretched down to the river’s brink; and the ends of the masanry were garnished with long rows of iron spikes, so a4 to prevent any one from passing round them. The back of the mansion showed merely a nwnber of windows, all furnished with iron bars; and the result of Henriette’s survey was the sad conviction that even if she could escape from her room into the garden, she would be as much a prisoner as ever. “You have not explained to me,” resumed Mrs.. Martin after a long pause, “the nature of the sounds which alarmed you during the night ?” “You admit then the existente of the proba- bility of such alarm ?” said Henrietta: “or in other words, you are aware that there may have been strange noises heard ?” “Since you say so, Iam bound to believe you,” rejoined the woman, who evidently was as much Traristee ctrask by the pesullerity of Mrs Martin's tone, turned her eyes upon her, end supposed her to have Aeard; and lay the mystery. But was the house really after all? No: Henrietta felt convinced that was some mm connected with natural and whom she had seen a prisoner within those walls? and was it some noise made by bimeeclf that Mrs. Martin fancied she might have heard ? oe que recurred the one paramount and tion—namely, how on earth he had obtained ed. mittance to her chamber ? Throughout that day she saw nothing of Lord Everton. Susan brought her up her meals accord. ing to the regular toutine: the evening came—the usual question was asked between nine and ten instr plier erat ayers esi i —and on the negative being returned, the servant- woman bade her good nig*st. Then commenced the same process of and berricading the outer door as hitherto—the of the other doors— and the careful examination of her bed-chamber ere Henrietta thought of taking repose. COMM ElOOO (CO