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He withheld only the incident of Miss Faulkner's complicity and sacrifice. "And she got away, after having kicked you out of your place, Kla'uns?" said Susy, when he had ended. Clarence stiffened beside her. But he felt he had gone too far to quarrel with his confidante. "She went away. I honestly believe we shall never meet again, or I should not be telling you this!"
The sudden turning of the tables dismayed Faulkner's men, and panic seizing them, they threw away every loose article of arms or clothing of which they could dismember themselves, and ran in the wildest disorder in a mad effort to escape. As the chase went on the panic increased, the clouds of dust from the road causing an intermingling of friend and foe.
Faulkner, was coming to Oakworthy, to look at an estate, which was for sale in the neighbourhood. Mrs. Lyddell was pleased, and questioned her son about Mr. Faulkner's thousands a-year; then turning to Marian, said, "Surely, Marian, you know him; I heard of your meeting him and Lady Julia at Lady Marchmont's." "Yes," said Marian, with her face of rigidity.
Her head swam with fear, but the next moment Lionel was on his feet and laughing. "Not hurt, Lionel! are you sure?" "Not a bit! Is that Sorrel?" Sorrel was rushing off with his bridle loose, and Marian began to dread having Mr. Faulkner's assistance in catching him.
But I tell you what; there's a sale to-morrow at a farm this side of Glenside I'll take you to that, if you like. I guess Peabody will let me off, seeing as how there are wagons advertised. We can easily walk to Faulkner's place." This promise contented Betty, and she ate her dinner quietly. Bob rode off on the old horse directly after dinner, and then for the first time Betty noticed that Mrs.
Faulkner's attention away from me, and we listened to a lecture on taste until we were safely in Oriel. But Fred was not forthcoming, and Mrs. Faulkner promptly decided that he was working. Comparisons, in which I took no kind of interest, were drawn between his industry and my laziness.
Not caring to meet Miss Faulkner again, he retraced his steps, resolving that he would, on the first opportunity, personally examine and interrogate this new visitor. For if she were to take Miss Faulkner's place in a subordinate capacity, this precaution was clearly within his rights. He re-entered his room and seated himself at his desk before the dispatches, orders, and reports awaiting him.
And he then related the story of the discovery of the tracks, that proved that Julian had not gone near the tree behind which the murderer had for some time been standing, and how, after running in and finding Mr. Faulkner's body, he had set out in pursuit of the scoundrel.
The origin of the name seems lost in obscurity, though it has been suggested, perhaps facetiously, it was derived from the custom of hurling the bodies of the plague dead into any grave without care or compunction. Broom House, next door, with adjoining grounds, is noticed in Rocque's 1757 map, and is inscribed on Faulkner's 1813 map as "Broom Houses."
However, whatever might have been the original intention of this Collis, neither my uncle nor my father ever heard more of him; but he published the letter in Faulkner's newspaper, which was shortly afterwards made the vehicle of a much more mysterious attack.
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