But with things as they are, he may well rest easily to-night; the clouds are lifting for him." Which shows how little we poor mortals realise what makes for the peace even of those who are the nearest to us and whose lives and hearts we think we can read like an open book.
The coroner gone, Sweetwater made his way to the room where he had last seen Mr.Clifton.He found it empty and was soon told by Hexford that the lawyer had left.

This was welcome news to him; he felt that he had a fair field before him now; and learning that it would be some fifteen minutes yet before he could hope to see the carriages back, he followed Hexford upstairs.
"I wish I had your advantages," he remarked as they reached the upper floor.
"What would you do ?" "I'd wander down that hall and take a long look at things." "You would ?" "I'd like to see the girl and I'd like to see the brother when he thought no one was watching him." "Why see the girl ?" "I don't know.

I'm afraid that's just curiosity.

I've heard she was a wonder for beauty." "She was, once." "And not now ?" "You cannot tell; they have bound up her cheeks with cloths.

She fell on the grate and got burned." "But I say that's dreadful, if she was so beautiful." "Yes, it's bad, but there are worse things than that.