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MOVING ON. 115The brother and the son, in their differentways, wereequally disturbed by the occurrence —Mark Felton in his ignorance ancl conjecture,George in the painful fulness of his knowledgeancl his self-reproach.Aud as Mark Felton'slook had alone arrestedGeorge's impulsive desire to reveal his knowledgeof Poynings to Mr. Carruthers, so the remembranceof all Routh and Harriet hacl said to himof the difficulty, the embarrassment, the probableclanger of an acknowledgment, alone arrested hisdesire to inform liis uncle of the dreadful errorwhich had caused his mother's illness.Mark Felton and George Dallas left Homburgfor Paris on the following day. They hadseparated for the night earlier than usual, andGeorge had employed himself for some hours inwritinga longand confidential letter to his friendCunningham. It was addressed to that gentlemanat the Mercuryoffice, and it contained full detailsof every particular which he had been able tolearn connected with his missing cousin.Thepurpose of the letter yvas an urgent request thatCunningham would at once communicate with the