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Chapter 70

           Inthatwaythemomentspassed,untilachangeinthestertorousbreathingwasmarkedenoughtodrawhisattentionwhollytothebed,andforcedhimtothinkofthedepartinglife,whichhadoncebeensubservienttohisownwhichhehadoncebeengladtofindbaseenoughforhimtoactonashewould.Itwashisgladnessthenwhichimpelledhimnowtobegladthatthelifewasatanend.

           AndwhocouldsaythatthedeathofRaffleshadbeenhastened?Whoknewwhatwouldhavesavedhim?

           Lydgatearrivedathalf-pastten,intimetowitnessthefinalpauseofthebreath.WhenheenteredtheroomBulstrodeobservedasuddenexpressioninhisface,whichwasnotsomuchsurpriseasarecognitionthathehadnotjudgedcorrectly.Hestoodbythebedinsilenceforsometime,withhiseyesturnedonthedyingman,butwiththatsubduedactivityofexpressionwhichshowedthathewascarryingonaninwarddebate.

           "Whendidthischangebegin?"saidhe,lookingatBulstrode.

           "Ididnotwatchbyhimlastnight,"saidBulstrode."Iwasover-worn,andlefthimunderMrs.Abel’scare.Shesaidthathesankintosleepbetweenthreeandfouro’clock.WhenIcameinbeforeeighthewasnearlyinthiscondition."

           Lydgatedidnotaskanotherquestion,butwatchedinsilenceuntilhesaid,"It’sallover."

           ThismorningLydgatewasinastateofrecoveredhopeandfreedom.

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