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It seemed the work of enchantment, so suddenly and so strangely did the fires shoot forth. As the beacon flame increased, it lighted up the whole of the extensive table-land on the summit of Pendle Hill; and a long lurid streak fell on the darkling moss-pool near which the wizard had stood.
One blot alone appeared in the otherwise smiling sky, and this was a great, ugly, black cloud lowering over the summit of Pendle Hill.
Dr Pendle raised his head and darted a keen look at his questioner. 'Of course I do, he answered sharply, 'and I am much annoyed that our local police have not been clever enough to hunt him down. Have you heard whether any more evidence has been found? 'None likely to indicate the assassin, my lord. But I believe that the police have gathered some information about the victim's past.
Mistress Nutter pays little heed to him, but ever and anon looks back, as if in dread of some one behind her. But no one is visible, and she only sees the great black cloud still hovering over Pendle Hill. On on they go; their horses' hoofs now splashing through the wet sod, now beating upon the firm but elastic turf.
Graham shook his head and shrugged his shoulders. 'You ask more than I can tell you, he said sadly. 'Whatever it is, Pendle intends to keep it to himself. All we can do is to trust Baltic. 'Well, doctor, said Harry, taking a reluctant leave, for he wished to thresh out the matter into absolute chaff, 'you know best, so I shall follow your advice. 'I am glad of that, was Graham's reply.
Presently they alighted on the summit of Pendle Hill, which seemed to be wrapped in a dense cloud, for Mistress Nutter could scarcely see a yard before her. Fancy's eyes, however, were powerful enough to penetrate the gloom, for stepping back a few yards, he said "The expedition is at the foot of the hill, where they have made a halt.
"I love Pendle Hill," cried Nicholas, enthusiastically; "and from whatever side I view it whether from this place, where I see it from end to end, from its lowest point to its highest; from Padiham, where it frowns upon me; from Clithero, where it smiles; or from Downham, where it rises in full majesty before me from all points and under all aspects, whether robed in mist or radiant with sunshine, I delight in it.
When the little woman saw him, she darted forward and shook his hand with unfeigned warmth. 'My dear Captain Pendle, she cried, 'I am so glad to see you; and thank you for your noble conduct of last night. 'Why, Miss Whichello, it was nothing, murmured the modest hero. 'Indeed, I must say it was very valiant, said Cargrim, graciously.
Bishop Pendle was right in his estimate of human nature; for when the senses are enthralled by colour and sound, and vast spaces, and symbolic decorations the reverential feeling thus engendered prepares the mind for the reception of the sublime truths of Christianity. A pure faith and a gorgeous ritual are not so incompatible as many people think.
I'll go with you, Mr Cargrim, and see the minx. I have long thought that it is my duty to reprove her and warn her mother of such goings-on. As for that weak-minded young Pendle, cried Mrs Pansey, shaking her head furiously, 'I pity his infatuation; but what can you expect from such a mother as his mother? Can a fool produce sense? No!
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