His wife--his lost wife--had been as pure and stainless as the angels, and he--oh, pitiful God! how merciless he had been! Sybilla Silver was dismissed; other witnesses were called.

Edwards and Claudine were the only ones examined that day, Sybilla had occupied the court so long.

They corroborated all she had said.

The prisoner was remanded, and the court adjourned.
The night of agony which followed to the wretched prisoner no words can ever tell.

All he had suffered hitherto seemed as nothing.