lyan, as he didn't
have his 'ed done first, as they most of 'em does when
they're going to see their ladies; but I couldn't make
nothing of that, though I did try to put too and too
together, as I always does.

What he did at the parson's, Mr. Trewilyan, I won't
say I saw, and I won't say I know. It's my opinion the
young woman there isn't on the square, though she's
been remembered too, and is a hitem of course. And, Mr.
Trewilyan, it do go against the grain with me when they're
remembered and ain't on the square. I doesn't expect too
much of Human Nature, which is poor, as the saying goes;
but when they're remembered and ain't on the square after
that, it's too bad for Human Nature. It's more than poor.
It's what I calls beggarly.

He ain't been there since, Mr. Trewilyan, and he goes out
of town to-morrow by the 1.15 p.m. express to Bridport. So
he lets on; but of course I shall see to that. That he's
been at St. Diddulph's, in the house from 1.47 to 2.17,
you may take as a fact. There won't be no shaking of that,
because I have it in my mem. book, and no Counsel can get
the better of it. Of course he went there to see her, and
it's my belief he did. The young woman as was remembered
says he didn't, but she isn't on the square. They never is
when a lady wants to see her gentleman, though they comes
round afterwards, and tells up everything when it comes
before his ordinary lordship.

If you ask me, Mr. Trewilyan, I don't think it's ripe yet
for the court, but we'll have it ripe before long. I'll
keep a look-out, because it's just possible she may leave
town. If she do, I'll be down upon them together, and no
mistake.

Yours most respectful,

S. BOZZLE.

Every word in the letter had been a dagger to Trevelyan, and yet he
felt himself to be under an obligation to the man who had written
it. No one else would or could make facts known to him. If she were
innocent, let him know that she were innocent, and he would proclaim
her innocence, and believe in her innocence,--and sacrifice himself
to her innocence, if such sacrifice were necessary. But if she were
guilty, let him also know that. He knew how bad it was, all that
bribing of postmen and maidservants, who took his money, and her
money also, very likely. It was dirt, all of it. But who had put him
into the dirt? His wife had, at least, deceived him,--had d