Black Heber made no suggestion. There was only one question just then which interested him, and he could read its answer in Catherine’s face.

“I’ll tie up the horse and come in wi’ you,” said he. “Maybe I’d best wait and explain it to her.”


Printed by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury.

Transcriber’s Note

This transcription is based on a set of images digitized by Google from a copy made available by the New York Public Library and posted by Google at:

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The same set of images are also posted by the HathiTrust Digital Library at:

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