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WILLIAM AND ANGELA 283 money is his idol, and as he doubtless thinks that he will make a good thing out of me from first to last, he will not kill the goose in the hope of obtaining all the golden eggs, at once. To-morrow,’ continued the marquis, ‘ Lady Macdonald and Florina will pay you a visit between two and three o’clock. At five my carriage will be here to fetch you both to dine with me at the manor. I long to introduce you to Lady Everton, to Adolphus, to Elizabeth, and to Frank. Then, soon after eight, you and I, William, will re- pair to Agar Town. I shall devise some excuse, because no one at the manor must be made acquainted with the real nature of the business we have in hand, or the place to which we are going. In respect to what concerns yourself and Lady Saxondale, William, we shall know how to act better after this interview with Chiffin to-morrow evening. The ereater the mass of evidence we can accumulate against her, the more easily shall we reduce her to terms. My object, as you may now comprehend it, is a double one: namely, to rescue my nephew from her clutches, and likewise to com- pel her to contradict the foul calumny she has propagated in respect to yourself. We may then leave the vile, bad woman to such chastisement as her own utter mortification will be certain to inflict. But as for this nephew of mine,”’ added the marquis, shaking his head gloomily, ‘‘ from all I have seen and all [ have heard, I deeply fear that he has become inveterate in the ways of vice and demoralization.’’ ‘““ Let us hope for the best, my lord,” said Deveril. ‘‘ You know that so far as I am concerned, I freely forgive him.”’ “ Generous-hearted boy!’ exclaimed Lord Eagledean. “I know that you have forgiven him long ago.” “ And even if I had not,” rejoined our hero, “ it would be sufficient to have learned that he is your lordship’s nephew to induce me to bury the past in oblivion.”’ The Marquis of Eagledean now rose to take his departure, and the brother and sister accompanied him forth into the little garden front of the house. There his lordship took leave of Angela, shaking her warmly by the hand, and she retreated into the dwelling, for she perceived that the mar- quis desired to say a few words in private with her brother. And it was so, for the nobleman, taking Deveril’s arm, led him slowly toward the gate, saying in a subdued voice, “ William, you are now acquainted with all that has taken CONNIEDOOKS (EO)