Mrs. Waugh arose to give her assistance, but Marian shook her head at
her, with a kindly look, that seemed to say, "Do not startle her--she is
used only to me lately," and bore her out of sight into the bedroom.
Presently she reappeared in the little parlor, opened the blinds, drew
back the curtains, and let the sunlight into the dark room. Then she
ordered more wood to the fire, and when it was replenished, and the
servant had left the room, she invited Mrs. Waugh to draw her chair to
the hearth, and then said:
"I am ready now, madam, to tell you anything you wish to know--indeed I
had supposed that you were acquainted with everything relating to
Edith's marriage, and its fatal results."
"I know absolutely nothing but what I have learned to-day. We never
received a single letter, or message, or news of any kind, or in any
shape, from Edith or her husband, from the day they left until now."
"Yon did not hear, then, that he was court-martialed, and--sentenced to
death!"
"No, no--good heaven, no!"
"He was tried for mutiny or rebellion--I know not which--but it was for
raising arms against his superior officers while here in America--the
occasion was--but you know the occasion better than I do.
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