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I requested the officer to withdraw from the room for a few minutes, stating who I was, and pledging myself that Mr. Torrens should not attempt to escape. I REQUESTED THE OFFICER TO WITHDRAW FROM THE ROOM FOR A FEW MINUTES STATING WHO I WAS AND PLEDGING MYSELF THAT MISTER TORRANCE SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE
pse of my meaning; but as I carelessly displayed a roll of notes before him, he grew attentive, and appeared to reflect profoundly." "_The man who deliberates, is lost_," said Mrs. Slingsby, quoting the hackneyed proverb, and shuddering—bad, criminal, worthless as she was—at the tremendous amount of guilt which she now more than half suspected to be already perpetrated, or at all events to be approaching its consummation. "While we were yet far from coming to an open explanation," continued the baronet, as calmly as if he were narrating a history of but little moment, "an event occurred which hastened the affair to the catastrophe that I contemplated. A sheriff's officer entered and arrested Mr. Torrens for a considerable amount—seven hundred pounds. The execution levied on the property in the house was for three hundred and forty; and thus he required an immediate advance of upwards of a thousand pounds to save himself from a prison, and his furniture from a public sale in due course. M AND HE CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF MY MEANING BUT AS I CARELESSLY DISPLAYED A ROLL OF NOTES BEFORE HIM HE GREW ATTENTIVE AND APPEARED TO REFLECT PROFOUNDLY THE MAN WHO DELIBERATES IS LOST SAID MISSUS SLINGSBY QUOTING THE HACKNEYED PROVERB AND SHUDDERING BAD CRIMINAL WORTHLESS AS SHE WAS AT THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GUILT WHICH SHE NOW MORE THAN HALF SUSPECTED TO BE ALREADY PERPETRATED OR AT ALL EVENTS TO BE APPROACHING ITS CONSUMMATION WHILE WE WERE YET FAR FROM COMING TO AN OPEN EXPLANATION CONTINUED THE BARONET AS CALMLY AS IF HE WERE NARRATING A HISTORY OF BUT LITTLE MOMENT AN EVENT OCCURRED WHICH HASTENED THE AFFAIR TO THE CATASTROPHE THAT I CONTEMPLATED A SHERIFF'S OFFICER ENTERED AND ARRESTED MISTER TORRANCE FOR A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT SEVEN HUNDRED POUNDS THE EXECUTION LEVIED ON THE PROPERTY IN THE HOUSE WAS FOR THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY AND THUS HE REQUIRED AN IMMEDIATE ADVANCE OF UPWARDS OF A THOUSAND POUNDS TO SAVE HIMSELF FROM A PRISON AND HIS FURNITURE FROM A PUBLIC SALE IN DUE COURSE
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