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Chapter 50

           Itwasanotherandastrongerwomanwhowasthevictim,andtherehadbeenastruggleinabarn.Whobeganit,orhowfairitwas,orhowunfair,maybedoubtful;buthowitendediscertainlynotdoubtful,forthevictimwasfoundthrottled."

           "Wasthewomanbroughtinguilty?"

           "No;shewasacquitted.MypoorHandel,Ihurtyou!"

           "Itisimpossibletobegentler,Herbert.Yes?Whatelse?"

           "ThisacquittedyoungwomanandProvishadalittlechild;alittlechildofwhomProviswasexceedinglyfond.OntheeveningoftheverynightwhentheobjectofherjealousywasstrangledasItellyou,theyoungwomanpresentedherselfbeforeProvisforonemoment,andsworethatshewoulddestroythechild(whichwasinherpossession),andheshouldneverseeitagain;thenshevanished.There’stheworstarmcomfortablyintheslingoncemore,andnowthereremainsbuttherighthand,whichisafareasierjob.Icandoitbetterbythislightthanbyastronger,formyhandissteadiestwhenIdon’tseethepoorblisteredpatchestoodistinctly.Youdon’tthinkyourbreathingisaffected,mydearboy?Youseemtobreathequickly."

           "PerhapsIdo,Herbert.Didthewomankeepheroath?"

           "TherecomesthedarkestpartofProvis’slife.Shedid."

           "Thatis,hesaysshedid."

           "Why,ofcourse,mydearboy,"returnedHerbert,inatoneofsurprise,andagainbendingforwardtogetanearerlookatme."Hesaysitall.

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