A Fair Fraud — page 218: what you’re looking at

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A Fair Fraud 207 voice. ‘The shock has been too much for you. You must lie down on your bed to rest and recover yourself; and now that we know all is well—’ ‘Oh! how can you say that all is well, mamma?’ cried Hester. But Mrs Lane took no notice of this, and putting her arm round her daughter, led her towards the staircase. In doing so, they passed quite close to Captain Drury, who stood gaz- ing down at Hester's weeping and averted face with an expression in which hatred and love, contempt and pity, struggled for the mastery. Mrs Lane glanced smilingly up at the young man. . ‘This dear child got it into her silly little | head that it was you who had been shot, Cap- tain Drury! And so she must needs call cut your name and scream and tumble down ina faint! Who could have believed that my sen- sible darling could lose her self-control so com- pletely? Ah, Captain Drury!’ she added in a whisper, shaking a playful finver at him, ‘you see what vagaries love is responsible for!’ Kenneth flushed, and bent eagerly forward ; he laid his hand on Hester's arin, and stoopcd down to speak to her. Mrs Lane’s heart beat high with excitement, and she drew back so as to give him his chance. GORMGIOO oO G' Q)