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"I am sorry to hurt a lady's feelings, especially yours, miss, but I daren't take it off, and I daren't part with you. My instructions are to take you on at once to the witness-room. Your evidence is wanted this afternoon." If you ever saw a ghost more livid than ghosts in ordinary, you may picture to your mind the appearance of Afy Hallijohn just then.
I told Afy so, and that it augured no good for her. You are not attaching credit to what I say, and it is only as I expected; nevertheless, I swear that I have related the facts. As surely as that we I, Thorn, Afy and Hallijohn, must one day meet together before our Maker, I have told you the truth." The words were solemn, their tone earnest, and Mr. Carlyle remained silent, his thoughts full.
He testified that the prisoner, Francis Levison had been on a visit to his master late in the summer and part of the autumn, the year that Hallijohn was killed. That he frequently rode out in the direction of West Lynne, especially toward evening; would be away three or four hours, and come home with the horse in a foam. Also that he picked up two letters at different times, which Mr.
You know mamma has always declared that Bethel had something to do with it; she says her dreams would have convinced her of it, if nothing else did; and she dreamt she saw him with with you know." "Hallijohn?" whispered Mr. Carlyle. "With Hallijohn," assented Barbara, with a shiver. "He was standing over him as he lay on the floor; just as he did lay on it.
"It appears then, witness, that you have retained within you, all these years, the proofs of Richard Hare's innocence?" "I can only acknowledge it with contrition, my lord." "What did you know of Thorn in those days?" asked the counsel. "Nothing, save that he frequented the Abbey Wood, his object being Afy Hallijohn.
Barbara, I believe now that it was Levison who killed Hallijohn, but I should like to know what Bethel had to do with it." Barbara clasped her hands. "How strange it is!" she exclaimed, in some excitement. "Mamma told me, yesterday, that she was convinced something or other was going to turn up relative to the murder.
"Afy Hallijohn? I never heard the name before in my life." "Did you ever hear or know that a dreadful tragedy was enacted in this place about that period?" replied Mr. Carlyle, in a low, meaning tone. "That Afy Hallijohn's father was " "Oh, stay, stay, stay," hastily interrupted Captain thorn. "I am telling a story in saying I never heard her name. Afy Hallijohn?
Levison, they say, was scared at the recognition, and changed color. Bethel would give no explanation, and moved away; but James told Dill that Levison was the man Thorn who used to be after Afy Hallijohn." "How did you know?" breathlessly asked Barbara. "Because Mr. Ebenezer was after Afy himself, and repeatedly saw Thorn in the wood.
The avowal of "an affair of gallantry" was almost a confirmation of his suspicions. "Yes," he pointedly said. "The girl was Afy Hallijohn." "Afy who?" repeated Captain Thorn, opening his eyes, and fixing them on Mr. Carlyle's. "Afy Hallijohn." Captain Thorn continued to look at Mr. Carlyle, an amused expression, rather than any other, predominant on his features. "You are mistaken," he observed.
Jiffin admired her uncommonly, and she, always ready for anything in that way, had already enjoyed several passing flirtations with him. "Good day, Miss Hallijohn," cried he, warmly, tucking up his white apron and pushing it round to the back of his waist, in the best manner he could, as he held out his hand to her. For Afy had once hinted in terms of disparagement at that very apron.
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