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Out of her sphere - University Library

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CLARE IS EQUAL TO THE OCCASION. 195<br />

Thornton had streaks <strong>of</strong> grey mingling with<br />

<strong>her</strong> raven locks—and the quiet malice <strong>of</strong><br />

Clare's tones satisfied him that she was<br />

speaking the truth t<strong>her</strong>e—why then it was<br />

not Mrs. Thornton whose decaying form he<br />

had looked upon that day.<br />

He went away, back, to his hotel ; but<br />

he had not done his work yet. He drew<br />

up and sent to the Times, and two ot<strong>her</strong><br />

leading London papers, advertisements en-»<br />

treating H. T., late <strong>of</strong> St. Hilda, Wear-<br />

mouth, to communicate with him. He had<br />

some thoughts <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fering a reward to any<br />

one who would give him intelligence <strong>of</strong> <strong>her</strong>,<br />

but at last decided that he would not do so.<br />

" It would only put <strong>her</strong> on <strong>her</strong> mettle," he<br />

considered. She might be fool enough to<br />

content <strong>her</strong>self with writing, and that<br />

would do no good.<br />

" I suppose this case<br />

will get into the London papers, and she<br />

will then understand why it is so imperative<br />

that I should hear at once from <strong>her</strong>.''<br />

13—2

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