If one fails, we must resort to another.

I shall make all I can, and in the shortest manner." "Right!" cried Chowles, with, an atrocious laugh.

"Right! ha! ha!" "I have found out a means of propagating the distemper," pursued Judith, in a low tone, and with a mysterious air, "of inoculating whomsoever I please with the plague-venom.

I have tried the experiment on Mr.
Quatremain and that youth, and you see how well it has answered in both instances." "I do," replied Chowles, looking askance at her.

"But why destroy the poor minor canon ?" "Because I want to get hold of the treasure discovered by the help of the Mosaical rods in Saint Faith's, which by right belonged to my husband, and which is now in Mr.Quatremain's possession," replied Judith.
"I understand," nodded Chowles.
While they were thus conversing, Nizza Macascree again returned, and informed them that she could not find her father.