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THE FALLING OF THE SWORD. 183heart. He guessed rightly that he had broughther something that would pain her. She lookedafraid of the note during the moment she heldit unopened in her hand; but she did not thinkonly of herself, she did not forget to be kind tohim."Go down to the kitchen, and cook yvillgive you some dinner, Jim," she said, as shewent into the dining-room and shut the door;and the boy obeyed her with an additionalsense of hatred and suspicion against Routh athis heart." I'm beginning to make it all out now," hethought, as he disposed of his dinner in most unusualsilence."The other one put Routh up toit all, out of spite of some kind. It was a plantof hers, it was; and this here good 'un — for sheis good — is a-sufferin' for it all, while he's a carryin'on."Shortly after, Jim Swain took aruefulleave of the friendly cook, and departed by thearea-gate. Having reached Piccadilly, he stoodstill for a moment, pondering, and then took aresolution, in pursuance of which he approachedthe house at yvhich he had made a similar in-