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All Moreland's nonchalance vanished on hearing this, and he started up from his chair. "Dead," he repeated mechanically. "What do you mean?" "I mean that Mr. Oliver Whyte was murdered in a hansom cab." Moreland stared at the detective in a puzzled sort of way, and passed his hand across his forehead. "Excuse me, my head is in a whirl," he said, as he sat down again. "Whyte murdered!
Men wear spurs in hunting because it is fashionable to do so, but there is no such arbitrary law laid down for ladies, and the presence of the spur certainly adds to the danger of dragging by the stirrup; for, as Whyte Melville points out, its buckle "is extremely apt to catch in the angle of the stirrup iron, and hold us fast at the very moment when it is important for our safety we should be free."
She was not a Whyte, but she had lived beside one. Youth is so elastic! When new comers, as a common effort of politeness, saw a strong likeness between Mrs. Rowe and her niece, the representative of the Whytes of Battersea drew herself to her full height, which was a trifle above her niece's shoulders, and answered "Oh dear, no, madam!
G., who held an appointment in the Customs, appears to have been a quiet, inoffensive person, an entertaining companion, and a Quaker. Philosopher, was b. at Birken Rectory, Yorkshire, and ed. at Rugby and Balliol Coll., Oxf., where he became Whyte Prof. of Moral Philosophy and, by his character, ability, and enthusiasm on social questions, exercised a powerful influence.
It would be better for the whole story to be told, and transitory pain endured, than to go on striving to hide the infamy and shame which might be discovered at any moment. Already the news was all over Melbourne that the murderer of Oliver Whyte had been captured, and that his confession would bring to light certain startling facts concerning the late Mark Frettlby.
The vote was taken in the Senate on the same day, without debate, and the bill was passed over the veto by ayes 46, noes 19. The senators not voting were paired. Had every senator been present and voted the result would have been ayes 53, noes 23. New England, New York and New Jersey supplied the principal part of the negative vote. Mr. Bayard, Mr. Pinkney Whyte, Mr.
He held his head defiantly erect, and he gave scorn for scorn and shrug for shrug. From the open window of "Ye Whyte Beare" a jolly, rolling peal of laughter told him that young Morgan was within, and two boar-hounds tethered to the doorpost proclaimed that the Blakeney yeoman purposed hunting other game than the timid deer that day.
"I had no suspicion till then; but when you said that Whyte was murdered for the sake of certain papers, I, knowing full well what they were and to whom they were of value guessed immediately that Mark Frettlby had killed Whyte in order to obtain them and to keep his secret." "There can be no doubt of it," said the barrister, with a sigh.
Then he says to himself, 'What d d impertinence, and puts it into his pocket." "Was he disturbed!" "Well, sir, he looked angry like, and put his coat and hat on, and walked out about five minutes to one." "Ah! and he met Whyte at one," muttered Calton. "There's no doubt about it. The letter was an appointment, and he was going to keep it. What kind of a letter was it?" he asked.
Kilsip, cautiously. "Don't know him," answered the other, coolly; "family name Humbug, I presume. Bosh! Whom do you suspect?" Kilsip looked round cautiously, as if to make sure they were alone, and then said, in a stage whisper "Roger Moreland!" "That was the young man that gave evidence as to how Whyte got drunk?" Kilsip nodded. "Well, and how do you connect him with the murder?"
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