Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-03-25
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CHAPTER xxvru.-AT PgvsEY nay.
Jane Garrod went up TO Belair IN,
day after that on which John Enpiisl
had told her the story Of his life sh,
went up specially to see Miss Spence
laugh but on reaching the Hall. sh,
found that Frederica had been sum
moned away by telegraph few hour.
before. 70 visit an old school-friend who
was lying dangerously i'll; and rs 81,
ihiiip was so far recovered that nc
immediate danger was apprehendcd
she had obeyed the summons wi,hou,
delay. Jane Garrod wen, back home
intensely disappointed.
Three days later. Johns doctor said
We are getting on nicely, but SLOWLY.
we want change Of air a more bracina
climate. We want ozone. We must 90
70 the seaside for few weeks. Say 10
fevsey Bay. Only twenty miles away.
warm hut invigorating will give
YOU prescription to take with YOU,
and will run over TO see YOU once a
week. for the present
SO John English went TO Pevsey Bay.
and took up his quarters At Hammock's $
clearinghouse. where Jane Garrod
had engaged rooms for him. Jane
herself nrcr staying with him for a
couple OF days, and seeing ,ha, his
comforts were properly attended TO, was
obliged TO leave him, and 90 back 10
ne. ne. hDms.aat,sS ns .. but Radf dstp' ne
and John. Miss Spencelaugh's return
was impaiicntly awaited.
I'evsey Bay, even during the height
of its little season was not n very
lively place but As i; generally con-
trived to feather its nest pretty CON-
fortably during the summer and au
tumn. il was wisely content TO hiber-
nate through the cold dead months
that came after. John was literally the
only visitor in the little place, and il
was only natural that Mrs Hammock
should waken up gleefully from her
state Of wintry emptiness TO welcome
this stray bird Of passage, and exert
herself TO retain him in way that she
would have scorncd to do during the
busy season, when she and Ham
mock were obliged to sleep in damp
pantry. so overcrowded were they with
visitors and their eldest boy had to be
slowed away on snug shelf in the
coal-celler.
But it mattered nothing TO John
English whether PevseyBay were lively
or dull: he had enough TO occupy biz
mind Just then in brooding over JAM
Carols strange revelation. Jane ant
he had many conversations together OF
the all-important topic, after thA
memorable afternoon ON which the sta
tionmaster's wife had whispered Ger
tain brief sentence in his ear. The in
complete story Of each-for Jane ais
had q story to tell, which we shall hea
in its proper place-when added one Il
the other, formed whole, which ye
had several serious gaps in it; but nov
that the story, 50 strangely pieced TO
pether, came to be analysed and com
mented upon again and again, httl
bits. previously unthought Of or forgot
ten, were added one by one each on
tending TO elucids te some point tha
had seemed obscure before, or TO brinl
into stronger relief some fact hithert
only partially known. Still, they bot
decided that no active steps could b
taken till Miss Spencelaugh should re
turn home the interests involved wer
so MANY and SO serious, and the baron
cts health Was so feeble, that the heil
ess of Belair naturally came into thei
minds as the one who must be first cor
suited besides which, there was fam
" secret in the case, which it woul
|. not do TO reveal TO strangers until ful
ther counsel should have been sougf
{ and given.
: John gathered strength daily: b.
with returning health came desire !
be up and doing the state Of inactio
q to which be Was comdemed CALLED b
: ardent spirit like . chain. he could nj
+ bend his mind just yet 70 reading
|. | study and TO beguile some Of the houl
. that tagged 20 YEARLY in the stagnatio
!, Of the little town, he drew up . Prec
or abstract Of his case, for the info
nation ofMiss Spencelaugh; beginin
with the earliest facts Of his person
!. history that were either remembered !
himselfor had been made known to hi
: by others, and 20 setting down Of
fact after another, in order Of tim
: till he had brought his statement .
almost TO the date Of his writing. /
re-wrote and remodelled his first rool
DRAFT four times before be was satisn'
with his work and next time "a
I, visited him, the important docume
z was plsced in her hands for delivery
q Frederica, 20 soon - the latter shou