Unfortunately, either the thing was bungled or Westbrook was too cunning for them, but before they could secure him he had hidden himself in Verity's room, and when the poor child entered he thought she was his keeper and felled her brutally to the ground.

They were only just in time to save her.

Don't look so pale, Anna, I am not going to harrow up your feelings.

It is not a nice story.

Westbrook was raving in a strait waistcoat before night, but he did not live many months afterwards;" and then Malcolm related the rest of the story.
It was after that terrible experience that Verity had brain fever and lost her beautiful hair.