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He saw the bishop departing, and recognised his face in the searching glare of the lightning flashes. When Dr Pendle had disappeared, Mosk rode up to Jentham, who, with the money in his hand, stood in the drenching rain under the sign-post. He looked up as the horse approached, but did not run away, being rendered pot-valiant by the liquor he had drunk earlier in the evening.
'I hope so too; do you know who he is? 'I? my dear lady, how should I know? 'I thought Mrs Pansey might have told you! said Miss Whichello, coolly. 'She knows all that goes on, and a good deal that doesn't. But you can tell her that both I and Captain Pendle are innocent, although I did visit the dead-house, and although he was on Southberry Heath when the crime was committed.
The question of the murder was the immediate matter for consideration; and once Dr Pendle's innocence was proved by the capture of the real assassin, Cargrim could be dismissed in well-merited disgrace. With all the will in the world he could not then harm the bishop, seeing that he was ignorant of the dead man's relation to Mrs Pendle.
Amaru! repeated Dr Pendle, and looked so relieved that Cargrim saw he had not received the answer he expected. 'A professional name you say? 'Yes, your lordship, replied the chaplain, trying hard to conceal his disappointment. 'No doubt the man's real name was Jentham.
'Won't there be a shine in the tents of Shem when it is published abroad that Bishop Pendle has patronised the Witch of Endor. I wonder what he wants to know. Surely the scroll of his fortune is made up. 'George, said Mab, gravely, 'your father has been much worried lately. 'About what? By whom? 'I don't know, but he looks worried.
There is one great truth that you should become a convert to, bishop. 'Ay, ay, what is that? said Pendle, listlessly. 'That medical men are the father-confessors of Protestantism. Good-day! Outside the library Cargrim was idling about, in the hope of picking up some crumbs of information, when Graham took his departure.
'What are you driving at? growled Mosk, struck by her placid manner. 'Well, to put the thing into a nutshell, Mr Pendle is going to marry me. 'Marry you! Get along! 'I don't see why you should doubt my word, cried Bell, with an angry flush. 'I'm engaged to him as honourably as any young lady could be.
To the bishop's unconcealed amazement, Mrs Pendle neither wept nor fainted; she controlled her emotion with a power of will which he had never credited her with possessing, and her first thought was not for herself, but for her companion in misfortune. Placing her hands on either side of the bishop's face, she kissed him fondly, tenderly, pityingly.
But since knowing Dr Pendle I have been observant of his looks and demeanour, and after much thought I have come to the conclusion that he is innocent of this crime which Mr Cargrim lays to his charge. It is because of this belief that I tell you my mind and seek your assistance. We must work together, sir, and discover the real criminal so as to baffle Mr Cargrim.
"Pendle Forest, you may be aware, sir, is one of the four divisions of the great forest of Blackburnshire, of which the Lacys were lords, the three other divisions being Accrington, Trawden, and Rossendale, and it comprehends an extent of about twenty-five miles, part of which you have traversed to-day.
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