About this time,—namely, in November, 1703—
while young Trenchard was in Lancashire, and his sister in London, on a visit, he
received a certain communication from his confidential servant, Davies, which,
at once, destroyed his hopes. Sheppard raised her eyes, and fixed them upon her interrogator. Wild, he asserted, had robbed him of a large
sum of money, and till it was restored he would never plead. She had
finally managed to start breaking him down. You have thought it worth while to take some
considerable pains to resolve for yourself my sister’s identity. “I have made over seven hundred pounds in the last week,” he said. “You love some
one else?” he repeated. "
"Be still!" returned Jonathan, in the same under tone, and with great selfpossession: "I can yet save you. And life is much the same, whether taken in
battle, on the couch, or by the road-side. ’
He stopped suddenly, dismay creeping into his face. I've an excellent memory, thank God! And I
perfectly remember that everybody was drowned upon that occasion—except
yourself and the child!"
"My love you're beside yourself—"
"I was beside myself to take charge of your—"
"Mother?" interposed Winifred. Everything
in the world had changed for her. "I don't quite understand the
application. The unfortunate prisoner, meanwhile, who was not informed of the respite,
languished in his horrible dungeon, and, at the expiration of three weeks, became
so seriously indisposed that it was feared he could not long survive. Do not oppose it, and I will serve you.
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