Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 222: what you’re looking at

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“Yes; and I have no words to express my adinira- tion of her courage. She did not make a sound dur- ing the painful operation; she would not even allow Mrs. Stewart to be called trom her friends,’ Percy returned, wondering if this wondrously tair woman could be guilty of this great wrong and yet conceal it so effectually. He remembered that she had been absent from the parlor for some time, “Will she suffer much from it?” Helena asked, a troubled expression in her lovely eyes, “No; the worst is past in the breaking and the set- ting, and she will suffer comparatively little, unless the shock to her system should produce fever. I think, however. there is not much danxer of that, if she remains quiet for a few days, for she has @ natu- rally vigorous constitution.” “How do you know? Had you ever seen Hazel pate before you came to Brighton?’ Helena asked, a sudden suspicion darting into her mind, “How do [ know ?¥ Percy repeated, smiling, and ignoring her second fuestion. “I judge so trom her appearance, You forget that I amea physician, and itis my business to know the human system thor- oughly, Butlam keeping you from your friends. Good-eveniny,” And Perey bowed himselt out again, while Helena Stewart went back to her guests, her heart heavy with conflicting emotions. She was not quite hardened enough yet not to feel both sorry and gullty for having allowed ber angry passions to culminate in such cruelty, and yet, even with this feeling of remorse, she was asking herself how she could manage to rid Crescent Villa of Hazel Gay without haying it appear that she was) - mental in accomplishing it. Mei ae cE