Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 350: what you’re looking at

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OS Oe a lata lin bata | MM Set ee Fe Sr ae > These and many other questions arose in Percy’s Inind as he reviewed all that he had just learned, and he clearly saw that he must do nothing, say nothing, until he had first consulted with Sir Henry. He brought the sailor a bottle of wine and some dainty biscuit, and then stole into the bedroom to take a look at his patient, He found him quiet and apparently sleeping, and he resolved to take this opportunity to return to the duchess’ and relieve his friends’ anxiety regarding the accident, which had so suddenly ealled biim away, and to tell Hazel that he shonld not return to London that evening, a8 he had said he should do. He requested Tom Lawson to remain where he was until he came back, so that, in case Charlie should awake and need anything, some one would be there to wait upon him, and then he went away ou his errand, The sound of his footsteps had scarcely died away, however, when the sailor was aroused from his eups and his meditations by a peremptory summons from the occupant of the bedroom. He hastened to him, finding him wide awake, and looking flushed and excited, “Did ye call, sir?” Tom asked, respectfully, from the threshold, but without offering to enter. “Yes; come here,” the young manu commanded. “Sit down there,” indicating a chair where he could seo him distinetly. ‘Now tell me who this fellow was that you were talking about a little while ayo.” “What feller, sir 1” “The ove who had marks on his wrist like mine.” *But—but—beggiw yer pardon, sir, the young doc- for said ye musn’ttalk.” answered the man, shifting uneasily into the chair tuto which, by force of the habit of obedience, he had dropped at,n.eupeHary wood’s command.