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To the inquiry as to whether the man had been sent out of England the answer was "No; he is at Chatham." To Chatham Lord Arleigh resolved to go. For one in his position there would not be much difficulty in obtaining an interview with the convict. And before long Lord Arleigh, one of the proudest men in England, and Henry Dornham, poacher and thief, stood face to face.
Were Lord Arleigh twenty times a lord, he should not break his wife's heart in that cold, cruel fashion. A sudden resolve came to Mrs. Dornham she would go to Beechgrove and see him herself. It he were angry and sent her away from Winiston House, it would not matter she would have told him the truth.
I could imagine a young wife like you writing every day," and her daughter made no reply. On another occasion Mrs. Dornham put the question to her: "You are quite sure, Madaline, that you love your husband?" "Love him!" echoed the girl, her face lighting up "love him, mother? I think no one in the wide world has ever loved another better!"
"You told me," he resumed, "that she was the daughter of an old friend of yours named Dornham and it seems to me, Philippa, that I have some kind of remembrance of that name which is far from pleasant." With an air of resignation the duchess rose from her seat. "I am tired, Vere," she said, "quite tired of the subject. Yet I ought not to be selfish.
But he controlled himself. "I am not the most patient of men, Margaret Dornham," he said; "and you are trying me terribly. In the name of Heaven, I ask you, what have you done with my child?" "I have not injured her," she sobbed. "Is she living or dead?" asked the earl, with terrible calmness. "She is living," replied the weeping woman. Lord Mountdean raised his face reverently to the summer sky.
You must listen to what this gentleman says and, my dear, do not let it upset you." Mrs. Dornham retired, closing the door carefully behind her, and Lady Arleigh and the earl stood looking at each Other. "You call we Madaline," she said, "and you send my mother from me. What can you have to say?" A sudden thought occurred to her. "Has Lord Arleigh sent you to me?" she asked.
The first time was when he was listening to Lord Mountdean's story, when the mention of the name Dornham should lead to a denouement; the second was now, when, if he had listened to the convict, he would have heard that Madaline was not his child. He left Chatham sick at heart. There was no help for him his fate was sealed.
"Well," replied Henry Dornham, with a sullen frown, "I can just say this it is well there are strong bars between us; if there were not you would not live to ask such another question." "Will you answer me?" said Lord Arleigh, gently. "No, I will not why should I? You belong to a class I hate and detest a class of tyrants and oppressors." "Why should you? I will tell you in a few words.
"Rumor said at first that it was a distant relative of yours," replied the captain, "afterward it proved to be some young lady whom he had met at a small watering-place." "What was her name? Who was she? It was no relative of mine; I have very few; I have no young female relative at all." "No that was all a mistake; I cannot tell you how it arose. He married a lady of the name of Dornham."
He never dreamed that the cause of the mystery was the woman's passionate love for the child. All Castledene wondered with him indeed, for some days the little town was all excitement. Margaret Dornham had disappeared with the child who had been left in their midst.
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