"I seem bereft of all I hold dear." "Sir Everard has sent four of his trustiest servants with me," remarked Garnet.

"They are well armed, and will attend you wherever you choose to lead them.

He has also furnished me with a sum of money for your use." "He is most kind and considerate," replied Viviana.

"And now, father," she faltered, "there is one subject which it is necessary to speak upon; and, though I shrink from it, it must not be postponed." "I guess what you mean, daughter," said Garnet, sympathizingly; "you allude to the interment of Sir William Radcliffe.

Is the body here ?" "It is in an adjoining cottage," replied Viviana in a broken voice.