Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 236: what you’re looking at

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CHAPTER XXVI. HELENA’S JEALOUSY, AND A STARTLING DISCOVERY. The following week Percy thought it would be safe to remove the splints from Hazel’s arm, and she was greatly relieved to have the stiff, uncomfortable things off. She found, however, that her arm was very weak, far more 80 than she had anticipated, and she was very willing to have it supported by ban- dages for @ while longer. Helena happened to be in the room when Doctor Morton made this change, and as she caught sight of. the livid marks, which were still visible, where her cruel fingers had clutched the delicate flesh, she turned a vivid scarlet, while a guilty look overspread her fair face. Percy saw her emotion, and caught that expression, and his suspicion that she had something to do with Hazel's injury was contirmed. He had noticed, sev- eral times since the accident, alook in Helena's eyes, when they chanced to rest upon Hazel, which be- si hig an absolute dislike, if not hatred, of the fair girl; while Hazel’s evident avoidance of all inter- course with the polished belle betrayed that some- thing of an unpleasant nature must have occurred between them. He kept his own counsel, however, but resolved that he would yet sift the mysterious affair, and dis- cover what had been the occasion of so great a wrong. After this the arm, with the daily showering and brisk rubbing which it received, gained rapidly in strength, while the discolored flesh gradually recoyv- ered yg Aaa Me One day, early in September, Percy called af Mra. Stewart's with alotion which be vente aa