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130 OUT OF HER SPHERE.
still damp, and smelling of the tide, which
night and morning for the last five weeks
had washed over it, then looked at the
dress, and examined with a curious intent-
ness the under linen. Then, without a
word, as if overcome by the sight, she
motioned the officials to lead her away, and
was taken back into the club-room, whither
Deb followed as soon as sufficiently com-
posed to do so.
The medical men were giving their evi-
dence when Clare re-entered there. She
listened attentively ; when they spoke of
their conviction that the deceased must
have been struck down by a blow from be-
hind, her eyes flashed fire, but as if she
knew that their glances were not to be
trusted, she kept her eye-lids down de-
corously. Audley Dale was seen to start
and lean forward at this part of the evi-
dence—evidently labouring under great ex-
citement. He had some difficulty to keep