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Flight

           Bagnet?ButofcourseIknowyouwill.WhyshouldIaskit!"Whyindeed,Mrs.Bagnetexpresseswiththeumbrella."Takeher,myoldfriend,andtakemygratitudealongwithyou.KissestoQuebecandMalta,lovetomygodson,aheartyshakeofthehandtoLignum,andthisforyourself,andIwishitwastenthousandpoundingold,mydear!"Sosaying,thetrooperputshislipstotheoldgirl’stannedforehead,andthedoorshutsuponhiminhiscell.NoentreatiesonthepartofthegoodoldhousekeeperwillinduceMrs.Bagnettoretainthecoachforherownconveyancehome.JumpingoutcheerfullyatthedooroftheDedlockmansionandhandingMrs.Rouncewellupthesteps,theoldgirlshakeshandsandtrudgesoff,arrivingsoonafterwardsinthebosomoftheBagnetfamilyandfallingtowashingthegreensasifnothinghadhappened.MyLadyisinthatroominwhichsheheldherlastconferencewiththemurderedman,andissittingwhereshesatthatnight,andislookingatthespotwherehestooduponthehearthstudyinghersoleisurely,whenatapcomesatthedoor.Whoisit?Mrs.Rouncewell.WhathasbroughtMrs.Rouncewelltotownsounexpectedly?"Trouble,myLady.Sadtrouble.Oh,myLady,mayIbegawordwithyou?"Whatnewoccurrenceisitthatmakesthistranquiloldwomantrembleso?FarhappierthanherLady,asherLadyhasoftenthought,whydoesshefalterinthismannerandlookatherwithsuchstrangemistrust?"Whatisthematter?Sitdownandtakeyourbreath.""Oh,myLady,myLady.Ihavefoundmysonmyyoungest,whowentawayforasoldiersolongago.Andheisinprison.

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