CHAPTER VI.
RICHARD HARE, THE YOUNGER.
The bench of justices did not fail to keep their appointment; at seven o'clock they arrived at Miss Carlyle's, one following closely upon the heels of another.

The reader may dissent from the expression "Miss Carlyle's," but it is the correct one, for the house was hers, not her brother's; though it remained his home, as it had been in his father's time, the house was among the property bequeathed to Miss Carlyle.
Miss Carlyle chose to be present in spite of the pipes and the smoke, and she was soon as deep in the discussion as the justices were.

It was said in the town, that she was as good a lawyer as her father had been; she undoubtedly possessed sound judgment in legal matters, and quick penetration.

At eight o'clock a servant entered the room and addressed his master.
"Mr.Dill is asking to see you, sir." Mr.Carlyle rose, and came back with an open note in his hand.
"I am sorry to find that I must leave you for half an hour; some important business has arisen, but I will be back as soon as I can." "Who has sent for you;" immediately demanded Miss Corny.
He gave her a quiet look which she interpreted into a warning not to question.

"Mr.Dill is here, and will join you to talk the affair over," he said to his guests.