"Nothing more than this," answered Kneebone,—"that after the failure of his
projects, and the downfall of his party, he retired to his seat, Ashton Hall, near
Manchester, and has remained there ever since, entirely secluded from the
world. Wood, joining the group, "it isn't Thames Darrell come
to life again?"
"It is—it is!" cried Winifred, rushing towards him, and flinging her arms round
his neck,—"it is my dear—dear brother!"
"Well, this is what I never expected to see," said the carpenter, wiping his eyes;
"I hope I'm not dreaming! Thames, my dear boy, as soon as Winny has done with
you, let me embrace you. No wonder that Trenchard, as he gazed at this fearful being, should have some
misgivings cross him. When Claude Du Val was in Newgate thrown,
He carved his name on the dungeon stone;
Quoth a dubsman, who gazed on the shattered wall,
"You have carved your epitaph, Claude Du Val,
With your chisel so fine, tra la!"
"This S wants a little deepening," mused the apprentice, retouching the letter in
question; "ay, that's better. This moment couldn’t be better until the next
moment comes. So far he
had not stirred; from his bloodless lips had come no sound. “Does Mr.
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