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had done with him now 1t did not matter UC
her, but she could not help family wondering
at the extraordinary tenacity and hardness
of purpose which his action showed. Then
she turned her mind to the consideration OF
another matter, III connection with which
her plans were approaching maturity.
1t was some days after this, exactly n fort
night from the date of Mr.. Quest death, that
Edward Cossey was sitting one afternoon
brooding over the fire in his rooms. He had
much business waiting his attention in Lon
don, but he would not go to London. He
could not tear himself away from Bosing-
ham, and such of the matters as could not be
attended TO there were left without attention.
He was still as determined us ever to marry
Ida, more determined if possible, for from
constant broodlng on the matter he had ar
rived at a condition approaching monomania.
He had been quicl, to- see the advantage re
sultng to him from Mr. Quests tragic death
and the return of the deeds, and though he
knew that Ida would hate him the more for
doing it, he instructed his lawyers to call in
the money, and make use of every possible
legal means to harass and put pressure upon
Mr.. dc Ia Mole AT the same time he had
written privately to the squire, calling his
attention to the fact that matters were now
once more as they had been ut the beginning,
but that he was as before willing to carry out
the ARRANGEMENTS which ba Ind olra,d .
snocifcd provided that Ida coul1 he nor.
shaded to consent to marry him To this Mr.
do In Molla notwithstondinc his oriof and
;rritotio,, Mt tba conrso his wound 6e sop-ir.
law bod token about tba MORTGAGES On fine
daatb of MIR O,,es+ and no eusricio, ,bot be
now Ind os to tba ORIGINAL couse of +boir
transfer, +o tho lovaar had answered co,,rtn
ously enough. saving what he had said he
fore. that he could not force his dauphte,
into n marriage with him. hut that if she
chose TO arree 10 it he should offer no obiec
ton. And there the matter stood. Once OF
twice he had met Ida walking or driving
She had bowed to him coldly. and that Wa,
all Indeed. he had only one cIlmb of com
fort in his daily bread of disappointneut
and that hone deferred which. whcrc u lady
is concerned, makes the heart more than nor
mallv sick. and that WAS. he knew his hated
rival, Col. Ouaritch. had been forbidden the
castle. and that intercourse between him AND
Ida was practically at an end
Drt no was n dnyrod and ncrsoyr,iro, man
and he lnevv tho mower. of money oTd tb,
shifts 70 which noorlc can he driven who M,
mode desporatc Inv the want of il He knew
too that il is no unusual thing for won,o,
who are attached TO one man to sell them
selves to another of sheir own free will, real
izing that love may pass, but wealth. if tn,
settlements are properly drawn does not
Therefore, he still hoped that with so many
circumstances bringing an ever increasing
pressure upon hcr Ida's spirit would in tim,
be broken, her resistance would collapse. auC
he would have his will Nor. as the seque
will show, was that hope baScess one.
As for his infatnation there was litorolI,
no limit TO it. II broke ont IN nil sorts 81