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THE LISTENERS d19 expression to itself, even, as it were, against my own will.” ‘“ We must show no weakness in the consummation of our design,’’ said Editha. “ Think you not that the scene which has just taken place is but too well calculated to rivet the implacability of my own craving for revenge?”’ asked Lady Prescott. ‘‘ When at that moment we first beheld Lord Curzon approaching the jetty, and I dragged you, as it were, behind the piles so that we might conceal ourselves from his view, it was be- cause I wished to watch his movements. In thus wishing I had a motive, and that motive was to avail myself of any circumstance which might transpire to put the means of vengeance within my reach. And he, not having observed us as we so quickly concealed ourselves under the Jetty, he, little suspecting who was so near, addressed himself in words of tenderness and love and entreaty to that profligate Julia Owen.” | 3 ‘“‘ But all those allusions which subsequently took place,”’ asked Editha, ‘‘ between my husband and Malpas relative to Lady Sackville, what could they mean? ”’ “Oh, let us not trouble ourselves,” exclaimed Lady Pres- cott, ‘‘ about the affairs of others. We have our own course to pursue.” “Yes, you are right,” said Editha. ‘* Let us concentrate all our thoughts upon this vengeance which we are about to wreak.”’ Return we now to the three sisters. When Emma rejoined Agatha and Julia in the manner already described, she had not so fully composed her counte- nance as to subdue altogether the flush of pleasurable excite- ment which the scene with Bergami had conjured up. ‘“ Have you ensnared him? Have you touched his heart? ”’ inquired Julia, anxiously. “ Yes, I think that I have made some little impression upon him,” responded Emma. “I evidently moved him by my tears and the little demonstrations of love that I was enabled to make, but I dared not go too far. At all events,’ she added, suddenly recollecting the frightful threat which Mrs. Ranger had uttered ere now, that if circumstances required the deed, Bergami must die as well as Loftus and CORNICLOOoL cS (CO) Mm