"I knew them at a glance, and so did Mistress Amabel.

But if I hadn't discovered them, the major would soon have let me into the secret by the way in which he squeezed my hand." "Indeed!" exclaimed Blaize, angrily.

"I'll go and acquaint my master with the trick directly." "Do so," replied Patience, "and the house will be shut up to-morrow.

Our only chance of averting that calamity is in the earl." XI.
HOW THE GROCER SHUT UP HIS HOUSE.
Placed in a warm bed, and carefully tended by the humane physician, Leonard Holt slept tranquilly for some hours, and when he awoke, though so weak as scarcely to be able to lift an arm, he was free from all ailment.

Feeling ravenously hungry, he made known his wants; and, provisions being set before him, he was allowed to eat and drink in moderation.