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Sylvia’s Lovers
Vol. II

CHAPTER XX
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But dead! What did they mean?
At Philip's worst moment of hatred he had hardly dared to wish him dead.
'Dunnot yo' mention it afore our Sylvie; we niver speak on him to her, for she takes it a deal to heart, though I'm thinkin' it were a good thing for her; for he'd got a hold of her--he had on Bessy Corney, too, as her mother telled me;--not that I iver let on to them as Sylvia frets after him, so keep a calm sough, my lad.

It's a girl's fancy--just a kind o' calf-love; let it go by; and it's well for her he's dead, though it's hard to say so on a drowned man.' 'Drowned!' said Philip.

'How do yo' know ?' half hoping that the poor drenched swollen body might have been found, and thus all questions and dilemmas solved.

Kinraid might have struggled overboard with ropes or handcuffs on, and so have been drowned.
'Eh, lad! there's no misdoubtin' it.

He were thought a deal on by t' captain o' t' _Urania_; and when he niver come back on t' day when she ought for to have sailed, he sent to Kinraid's people at Cullercoats, and they sent to Brunton's i' Newcassel, and they knew he'd been here.


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