Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 225: what you’re looking at

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eee Lice one ta ee > Pale eee ee ee ee ee ne ey een oa inne lars would have paid for her all these years ?” de- -Inanded Helena, skeptically. ‘‘No, indeed. She is very reticent about her early life, and I am fyee to confess that [ am suspicious of her.” “Well, ag long as she dves her duty by Belle, I do not think we need to trouble ourselves about her private affairs, and she is under no obligation to con- tide in-us unless she chooses to do so,” said Mrs. Stewart. And Helena let the matter drop for thatday. She had simply inserted a wedge, at which she intended to drive a blow upon every occasion. Percy came every night and morning, when he was in Brighton, to see how his patient Was progressing, and this was anothersource of annoyance to Helena; while, but for the pain Hazel had suffered, he felt that he could almost regard the accidentas a blessing, since it gave him a@ right to egme to her whenever he chose. ye \ Kither Belle or Mrs. Stewét was generally pres- ent when he inade his calls, bat now and then he wanhaged to get a worl Ag sor tie Acne - Again he tried to niake ell him how her arm had been broken; but as before she begged him not to ask her. : Se: “Can you not confidein me, Hazel?” he asked, with a pained expression. i “Indeed I would, Percy, if there were any need,” she affirmed, with a flush, “but, truly, I cannot tell you any more than [ have Rincon told you.” “By that I surmise that there is connected with the event something that you do not wish to reyeal,” he remarked, searching her downcast face. “T would rather say no more about it,” she returned. “You were not alone when it bappened—that I know from the print of those fingers A samieneerctcony