19/31 A few had taken the precaution to insure the earl's life, and they were the best off. They left the house after a short space of time; for Mr.Carlyle's statement was indisputable, and they knew the law better than to remain, trespassers on his property. Mr.Carlyle proceeded to the death-chamber, and examined their authority. A similar case had never occurred under his own observation, though it had under his father's, and Mr.Carlyle remembered hearing of it. The body of a church dignitary, who had died deeply in debt, was arrested as it was being carried through the cloisters to its grave in the cathedral. |