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192 BLACK SHEEP.succeed; then the double agony of jealousy of himand fear for him in which she now lived mustsubside, the burning torment must be stilled. Thetime might perhaps come in yvhich she should sofar conquer self as to be thankful that such sufferinghacl brought about his safety, for there couldbe no real security for them inLondon, theterriblefact of Deane's identity with Arthur Felton onceknown.After that discovery, no arguments couldavail with George;the strength of all those yvhichshe had used would become potent against her,their yveight would be against her — that yyeightyvhich she had so skilfully adjusted in the balance.After all, she thought that night, as she sat in thedarkness and idly yvatched the lightning, hearingthe raging wind unmoved, what yvould a littlemore misery matter to her ? Little, indeed,if itbrought him safety; andit should,itmust!From this condition of mind she had beenroused by Routh's startlingannouncementof theirdeparture on the morrow. The effect producedupon Harriet was strange. She did not believethat Routh had been only to the gaming-roomsthat night:she felt an immutable conviction that