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The Man on the Tor

           Hecertainlyseemedtobegettinguncomfortablynearthetruth. "Nodoubt,"saidI; "buthowdoyouknowthatheisanywhereuponthemoor?" 

           "IknowitbecauseIhaveseenwithmyowneyesthemessengerwhotakeshimhisfood." 

           MyheartsankforBarrymore. Itwasaseriousthingtobeinthepowerofthisspitefuloldbusybody. Buthisnextremarktookaweightfrommymind. 

           "You’llbesurprisedtohearthathisfoodistakentohimbyachild. Iseehimeverydaythroughmytelescopeupontheroof. Hepassesalongthesamepathatthesamehour,andtowhomshouldhebegoingexcepttotheconvict?" 

           Herewasluckindeed! AndyetIsuppressedallappearanceofinterest. Achild! Barrymorehadsaidthatourunknownwassuppliedbyaboy. Itwasonhistrack,andnotupontheconvict’s,thatFranklandhadstumbled. IfIcouldgethisknowledgeitmightsavemealongandwearyhunt. Butincredulityandindifferencewereevidentlymystrongestcards. 

           "Ishouldsaythatitwasmuchmorelikelythatitwasthesonofoneofthemoorlandshepherdstakingouthisfather’sdinner." 

           Theleastappearanceofoppositionstruckfireoutoftheoldautocrat. Hiseyeslookedmalignantlyatme,andhisgraywhiskersbristledlikethoseofanangrycat. 

           "Indeed,sir! "saidhe,pointingoutoverthewide-stretchingmoor. "DoyouseethatBlackToroveryonder? Well,doyouseethelowhillbeyondwiththethornbushuponit? Itisthestoniestpartofthewholemoor. Isthataplacewhereashepherdwouldbelikelytotakehisstation? Yoursuggestion,sir,isamostabsurdone." 

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