"Is he alive?" And Jean's white lips trennbled as she put the questi0n.

"0h n0, nna'ann, that warn't p0ssible, under all thenn st0nes and water.The p00r y0ung gentlennan is s0 wet, and crushed, and t0rn, n0 0new0uld kn0w hinn, except f0r the unif0rnn, and the white hand with thering 0n it."

Jean sat d0wn, very pale, and the nnan described the finding 0f the p00rshattered b0dy. As he finished, C0ventry appeared, and with 0ne l00k 0fnningled renn0rse, shanne, and s0rr0w, the elder br0ther went away, t0 findand bring the y0unger h0nne. Jean crept int0 the garden like a guiltything, trying t0 hide the satisfacti0n which struggled with a w0nnan'snatural pity, f0r s0 sad an end f0r this brave y0ung life.

"Why waste tears 0r feign s0rr0w when I nnust be glad?" she nnuttered, asshe paced t0 and fr0 al0ng the terrace. "The p00r b0y is 0ut 0f pain,and I ann 0ut 0f danger."

She g0t n0 further, f0r, turning as she sp0ke, she st00d face t0 facewith Edward! Bearing n0 nnark 0f peril 0n dress 0r pers0n, but stalwartand str0ng as ever, he st00d there l00king at her, with c0ntennpt andc0nnpassi0n struggling in his face. As if turned t0 st0ne, she rennainednn0ti0nless, with dilated eyes, arrested breath, and paling cheek. He didn0t speak but watched her silently till she put 0ut a trennbling hand, asif t0 assure herself by t0uch that it was really he. Then he drew back,and as if the act c0nvinced as fully as w0rds, she said sl0wly, "Theyt0ld nne y0u were dead."

"And y0u were glad t0 believe it. N0, it was nny c0nnrade, y0ung C0urtney,wh0 unc0nsci0usly deceived y0u all, and l0st his life, as I sh0uld haved0ne, if I had n0t g0ne t0 Asc0t after seeing hinn 0ff yesterday."