His face clouded, and his eyebrows rose.

Was she guilty, then, after all?
With the quick eyes of love, she saw the change; and broke out passionately,-- "Yes; suspect me! suspect me, if you will! only give me time! Send me to prison, innocent as I am--innocent as that child there above--would God I were dying like her!--Only give me time! O misery! I had hoped you had forgotten--that it was lost in the sea--that--what am I saying ?--Only give me time!"-- and she dropped on her knees before him, wringing her hands.
"Miss Harvey! This is not worthy of you.

If you be innocent, as I don't doubt, what more do you need--or I ?" He took her hands, and lifted her up: but she still kept looking down, round, upwards, like a hunted deer, and pleading in words which seemed sobbed out--as by some poor soul on the rack--between choking spasms of agony.
"Oh, I don't know,--God help me! O Lord, help me! I will try and find it--I know I shall find it! only have patience; have patience with me a little, and I know I shall bring it you; and then--and then you will forgive ?--forgive ?" And she laid her hands upon his arms, and looked up in his face with a piteous smile of entreaty.
She had never looked so beautiful as at that moment.

The devil saw it; and entered into the heart of Thomas Thurnall.

He caught her in his arms, kissed away her tears, stopped her mouth with kisses.