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whispered   a   few   words�察  �and   Ethel   answered�察   �You   poor   little   one�察  �you 

shall go to your mother。 Where is she�拭─�

     ;She will be in London next week�察�and I must see her。 He will not let 

me go�察�but go I must if I die for it。 Mrs。 John Thomas Rawdon told me 

what to do�察�and I have been following her advice。; 



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     Ethel did not ask what it was�察�but added�察�

     ;If Tyrrel and I can help you�察�send for us。 We will come。 And�察�Dora�察�do 

stop weeping�察�and be brave。 Remember you are an American woman。 Your 

father has often told me how you could ride with Indians or cowboys and 

shoot with any miner in Colorado。 A bully like Mostyn is always a coward。 

Lift up   your heart   and   stand   for   every  one   of   your   rights。 You   will   find 

plenty of friends to stand with you。; And with the words she took her by 

the hands and raised her to her feet�察�and looked at her with such a beaming�察�

courageous smile that Dora caught its spirit�察�and promised to insist on her 

claims for rest and sleep。 

     ;When shall I come again�察�Dora�拭─�

     ;Not till I send for you。 Mother will be in London next Wednesday at 

the Savoy。 I intend to leave here Wednesday some time�察�and may need you�察�

will you come�拭─�

     ;Surely�察�both Tyrrel and I。; 

     Then the time being on a dangerous line they parted。 But Ethel could 

think of nothing and talk of nothing but the frightful change in her friend�察�

and   the   unceasing   misery   which   had   produced   it。   Tyrrel   shared   all   her 

indignation。 The slow torture of any creature was an intolerable crime in 

his   eyes�察  �but   when   the   brutality   was   exercised   on   a   woman�察  �and   on   a 

countrywoman�察�he was roused to the highest pitch of indignation。 When 

Wednesday arrived he did not leave the house�察�but waited with Ethel for 

the message they confidently expected。 It came about five o'clockurgent�察�

imperative�察�entreating�察 �Come�察�for God's sake� �He will kill me。; 

     The carriage was ready�察�and in half an hour they were at Mostyn Hall。 

No one answered their summons�察�but as they stood listening and waiting�察�a 

shrill cry of pain and anger pierced the silence。 It was followed by loud 

voices and a confused noise noise of many talking and exclaiming。 Then 

Tyrrel no longer hesitated。 He opened the door easily�察�and taking Ethel on 

his arm�察 �suddenly entered the parlor   from which the clamor   came。   Dora 

stood in the center of the room like an enraged pythoness�察�her eyes blazing 

with passion。 

     ;See� ─�she cried as Tyrrel entered the room;see� ─�And she held out 

her arm�察�and pointed to her shoulder from which the lace hung in shreds�察�



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showing the white flesh�察�red and bruised�察�where Mostyn had gripped her。 

Then Tyrrel   turned   to   Mostyn�察  �who   was   held   tightly   in   the   grasp   of   his 

gardener      and   coachman�察     �and   foaming     with   a  rage   that   rendered    his 

explanation   almost   inarticulate�察  �especially   as   the   three   women   servants 

gathered   around   their   mistress   added   their   railing   and   invectives   to   the 

general confusion。 

     ;The witch� �The cat´faced woman� ─�he screamed。 ;She wants to go to 

her   mother� �Wants   to   play  the   trick   she killed   Basil   Stanhope   with�   �She 

shall not� �She shall not� �I will kill her first� �She is mad� �I will send her to 

an   asylum�   �She   is   a   little   devil�   �I   will   send   her   to   hell�   �Nothing   is   bad 

enough nothing; 

     ;Mr。 Mostyn�察─�said Tyrrel。 

     ;Out of my house� �What are you doing here�拭�Away� �This is my house� �

Out of it immediately� ─�

     ;This man is insane�察─�said Tyrrel to Dora。 ;Put on your hat and cloak�察�

and come home with us。; 

     ;I   am   waiting   for   Justice   Manningham�察─  �she   answered   with   a   calm 

subsidence of passion that angered Mostyn more than her reproaches。 ;I 

have   sent   for   him。   He   will   be   here   in   five   minutes   now。   That   brute; 

pointing to Mostyn;must be kept under guard till I reach my mother。 The 

magistrate will bring a couple of constables with him。; 

     ;This is a plot�察�then� �You hear it� �You� �You�察�Tyrrel Rawdon�察�and you�察�

Saint Ethel�察�are in it�察�all here on time。 A plot�察�I say� �Let me loose that I 

may  strangle   the   cat´faced   creature。   Look   at her hands�察  �they  are   already 

bloody� ─�

     At these words Dora began to sob passionately�察�the servants�察�one and 

all�察�to comfort her�察�or to abuse Mostyn�察�and in the height of the hubbub 

Justice Manningham entered with two constables behind him。 

     ;Take charge of Mr。 Mostyn�察─�he said to them�察�and as they laid their 

big hands on his shoulders the Justice added�察 �You will consider yourself 

under arrest�察�Mr。 Mostyn。; 

     And when nothing else could cow Mostyn�察�he was cowed by the law。 

He sank almost fainting into his chair�察�and the Justice listened to Dora's 

story�察�and looked indignantly at the brutal man�察�when she showed him her 



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torn   dress   and   bruised   shoulder。   ;I   entreat   your   Honor�察─  �she   said�察   �to 

permit me to go to my mother who is now in London。; And he answered 

kindly�察 �You shall go。 You are in a condition only a mother can help and 

comfort。 As soon as I have taken your deposition you shall go。; 

     No   one   paid   any   attention   to   Mostyn's   disclaimers   and   denials。   The 

Justice saw the state of affairs。 Squire Rawdon and Mrs。 Rawdon testified 

to Dora's ill´usage�察�the butler�察�the coachman�察�the stablemen�察�the cook�察�the 

housemaids were all eager to bear witness to the same�察�and Mrs。 Mostyn's 

appearance was too eloquent a plea for any humane man to deny her the 

mother´help she asked for。 

     Though      neighbors     and   members      of  the   same    hunt   and   clubs�察  �the 

Justice took no more friendly notice of Mostyn than he would have taken 

of any wife´beating cotton´ weaver�察�and when all lawful preliminaries had 

been     arranged�察   �he  told   Mrs。   Mostyn     that   he  should    not   take   up  Mr。 

Mostyn's case till Friday�察�and in the interval she would have time to put 

herself under her mother's care。 She thanked him�察�weeping�察�and in her old�察�

pretty  way  kissed his   hands�察 �and   ;vowed he   had saved her life�察 �and  she 

would   forever   remember   his   goodness。;   Mostyn   mocked   at   her   ;play´ 

acting�察─�and was sternly reproved by the Justice�察�and then Tyrrel and Ethel 

took charge of Mrs。 Mostyn until she was ready to leave for London。 

     She was more nearly ready than they ex´ pected。 All her trunks were 

packed�察�and the butler promised to take them immediately to the railway 

station。 In a quarter of an hour she appeared in traveling costume�察�with her 

jewels   in   a   bag�察  �which   she   carried   in   her   hand。   There   was   a   train   for 

London       passing    Monk´      Rawdon      at  eight    o'clock�察  �and    after  Justice 

Manningham had left�察�the cook brought in some dinner�察�which Dora asked 

the Rawdons to share with her。 It was�察�perhaps�察�a necessary but a painful 

meal。 No one noticed Mostyn。 He was enforced to sit still and watch its 

progress�察    �which     he  accompanied       with    curses   it  would    be   a  kind   of 

sacrilege to write down。 But no one answered him�察�and no one noticed the 

orders   he   gave   for   his   own   dinner�察  �until   Dora   rose   to   leave   forever   the 

house of bondage。 Then she said to the cook�此�

     ;See   that   those   gentlemanly   constables   have   something   good   to   eat 

and to drink�察�and when they have been served you may give that man; 



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pointing      to  Mostyn;the       dinner    of  bread    and    water    he  has   so   often 

prescribed for me。 After my train leaves you are all free to go to your own 

homes。 Farewell�察�friends� ─�

     Then     Mostyn      raved    again�察  �and    finally   tried   his  old   loving    terms。 

;Come   back   to   me�察  �Dora�察─  �he   called   frantically。   ;Come   back�察  �dearest�察�

sweetest Dora�察�I will be your lover forever。 I will never say another cross 

word to you。; 

     But Dora heard not and saw not。 She left the room without a glance at 

the man sitting cowering between the officers�察�and blubbering with shame 

and   passion   and   the   sense   of   total   loss。   In   a   few   minutes   he   heard   the 

Rawdon carriage drive to the door。 Tyrrel and Ethel assisted Dora into it�察�

and the party drove at once to the railway station。 They were just able to 

catch the London train。 The butler came up to report all the trunks safely 

forwarded�察�and Dora dropped gold into his hand�察�and bade him clear the 

house of servants as soon as the morning broke。 Fortunately there was no 

time for last words and promises�察�the train began to move�察�and Tyrrel and 

Ethel�察  �after   watching   Dora's   white   face   glide   into   the   darkness�察  �turned 

silently    away。     That   depression      which     so   often   follows     the   lifting  of 

burdens not intended for our shoulders weighed on their hearts and made 

speech   difficult。   Tyrrel   was   especially   affected   by   it。 A  quick   feeling   of 

something like sympathy for Mostyn would not be reasoned away�察�and he 

drew Ethel close within his arm�察�and gave the coachman an order to drive 

home as quickly as possible�察�for twilight was already becoming night�察�and 

under the trees the d

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