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hand.html">hand tremblingly to his head, and slowly lifted his eyes like a man
they rested on was the sardonic, mocking face of Mr. Fox, who, ever on
moment Mr. Allen saw this hated visage, a sudden fury took possession
stride of wrath toward his tormentor, stopped, put his hand again to
like a stone to the floor. The heavy thud of the fall, the clash of
music and hum of voices, and all were startled. Edith in the very act
awed expectancy, and then Zell's shriek of fear.html">fear and agony, "father.html">Father!"
faces, the two girls knelt above the unconscious.html">unconscious man, while the
occasion, for there were two skilful physicians present, one of them
half-hysterical state, stood clinging to each other, supported by Mr.
applied restoratives. After a moment they lifted their heads and
adviser said:
"Mr. Allen had better be carried at once to his room, and the house
and was borne.html">borne to her apartment in an unconscious state. Laura, who had
laughing and crying in turns beyond control. Zell still knelt over her
with fear, and her cheeks in wan contrast with the sunset glow they
Mr. Goulden, Mr. Van Dam, and Gus Elliot, to carry her father to his
of the family, officiously obeyed.
Poor Mr. Allen was borne away from the pinnacle of his imaginary
streaming eyes; but Edith reminded one of some wild, timid creature of
and watchful, as if looking for some avenue of escape. Her searching
persistently avoided meeting.
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