Part 108 (2/2)
The recital filled Brandon with such deep amazement that he had not a word to say He listened like one stupefied
”Thank God!” he cried at last when it was ended; ”thank God, I aht which for years has been h, but they are not so terrible as this But I must see her I must find her Where is she?”
”Make yourself easy on that score,” said Despard, calmly ”She will be here to-hetti's sister; she will co your sister with her”
”I should have told you so before,” said Beatrice, ”butelse fro now I cahetti You look upon me with horror I ithdraw”
Beatrice bowed her head, and tears streamed from her eyes Brandon took her hand
”Farewell,” he murmured; ”farewell, Beatrice You will not condemn me when I say that I am innocent?”
”I am accursed,” she murmured
Despard looked at these tith deep anxiety
”Stay,” said he to Brandon ”There is so which hetti has had for years, and which he has several ti I have just spoken to him and told him that you are here He says he will tell his secret nohatever it is He wishes us all to co at Mrs Coan to tremble
”Don't be afraid, old woman,” said Philips ”Takeon his arhetti's room He was fearfully emaciated His material frame, worn down by pain and confine soul of his, whose fiery iainst the prison bars of its mortal inclosure His eyes shone darkly and luminously from their deep, hollow sockets, and upon his thin, hite lips there was a faint smile of welcome--faint like the sel
It ith such a sreeted Brandon, and with both of his thin white hands pressed the strong and muscular hand of the other
”And you are Edith's brother,” he said ”Edith's brother,” he repeated, resting lovingly upon that name, Edith ”She always said you were alive, and once she told me she should live to see you Welco man Edith said her other brother was alive--Frank
Where is Frank? Will he not co friend? He did so once”
”He will come,” said Brandon, in a voice choked with e man ”He will come, and at once”
”And you will be all here, then--sweet friends! It is well”
He paused
”Bice!” said he at last
Beatrice, as sitting by his head, bent doard hihetti ”My pocket-book is in my coat, and if you open the inside pocket you will find so it to me”
Beatrice found the pocket-book and opened it as directed In the inside pocket there was a thin, small parcel She opened it and drew forth a very shetti
Beatrice did so, and sao letters iven s were all ht to her She did not knohat it meant 'B' meant Beatrice; but what did 'D' lances of wonder Mrs Coitated