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Evan Harrington

CHAPTER XXII
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She stole a glance at Caroline, and was alarmed at her excessive pallor.
Providence had rescued Evan from this! 'Now, I know this to be true,' Mr.George began.

'When old Mel was alive, he and I had plenty of sparring, and that--but he's dead, and I'll do him justice.

I spoke of Burley Bennet just now.

Now, my lady, old Burley was, I think, Mel's half-brother, and he came, I know, somewhere out of Drury Lane-one of the courts near the theatre--I don't know much of London.

However, old Mel wouldn't have that.


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