Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 176: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

ee ee ee, a a L } ee ot ee oe SS eee The duchess and Mrs. Harwood were up stairs with Helena, who was under the doctor's orders. to remain qnietly where she was for the night, and Sir Henry was in his office preparing a quieting mixture for his patient; so these two had au opportunity to meet unobserved. Hazel sprang up from the rocker where she was sitting as Percy approached her, and gave him both her hands, but she drew back slightly when he would have kissed her. “Oh! Percy. [ am so glad to see you,” she said, with a heartiness not to be doubted, while her lip quivered with emotion. “How did you happen to come to Brighton?” “Sir Heury sent for me,” Percy answered, as he re- leased her hands, feeling slightly hurt at her refusal to receive his proffered caress. “Thatis.” he added, “he telegraphed me to meet him in London to-day, to consult with him upon a matter of importance, and eet apes that I should come here to spend the D ey “Could on leave your patients?’ Hazel inquired. “Yes; Kingston is remarkably healthful just at present,” Percy returned, smiling, ‘besides, I ex- pect to leave Kingston very soon,” comicbooks.com