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WffAT CLARE WAITED FOR. 131<br />

from breaking in with a suggestion that as<br />

murder had certainly been done, the county<br />

ought to <strong>of</strong>fer a hberal reward for the appre-<br />

hension <strong>of</strong> the murderer. As it was, the<br />

start he gave, and his only half suppressed<br />

exclamation were sufficient to attract all<br />

eyes to him, and cause people to remember<br />

how his name had been connected with<br />

Mrs. Thornton's in <strong>her</strong> lifetime.<br />

The next witness was Deb. She was<br />

still excited and hysterical, and had very<br />

little to say. She had recognized <strong>her</strong> former<br />

mistress in the body she had just seen ;<br />

was sure <strong>of</strong> it by the clothes, especially the<br />

hat. It was just <strong>her</strong> height and figure.<br />

The hair too was <strong>her</strong>s ; Mrs. Thornton<br />

had wonderful hair—she had <strong>of</strong>ten said so<br />

to Clare—and <strong>her</strong>e the witness broke down,<br />

and was again overcome ;<br />

rallying, however,<br />

presently, they went on with <strong>her</strong> ex-<br />

amination. She had seen very little <strong>of</strong> <strong>her</strong><br />

mistress the last day she was at home. She<br />

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