A Silver Brand — page 104: what you’re looking at

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36 ate A SILVER BRAND. elided noiselessly through the side-door, and Lina ~ hurried up stairs to her room, casting an anxious elance behind, as she saw Penelope, looking wretch- edly pale and hollow-eyed, motioning for her brother Paul to follow her to the private room. “Another consultation!” .murmured Lina, .1m- patiently. . “Will the time ever come when I shall have a clew to all this mystery?” =e SS eS CHAPTER Ix. “LL GET MY REVENGE YET.” Nat turned away from the window from whence he had watched Penelope hurrying down the road with her refractory charge, with a grave and troubled face. He sat down, passing his hand every now and then across his forehead, without attempt- ing any explanation to his other visitor. Serena had risen- to take her own departure, . and her clear, calm eyes followed every expression of his- face. : “Tam grieved,” she said, presently... “Something troubles you very much, Mr. Nathaniel. And it is connected with our dear little Lina, and the odious marks on my wrists. I wish you would not fret about it. Ihave always suspected that you knew more of Lina’s history than you allowed us to see. But pray do not attempt to burden yourself with any conjectures concerning mine. You must come to see my grandmother, and she will convince you that there is no uncertainty at all. She has taken care of me from my very babyhood. And the mark was there when I was yet in the hospital where I was born. So, though it is quite remarkable, you see it 1s pure coincidence. I don’t know why, but I ier sure it will bea relief for you to have proof of it.” ; ; “Yes,” said Nat, looking’ at her wistfully; “you _ are right, Serena. You have always shown a quick comicbooks.co