17/23 "Thinking it likely you might desire to have this information, I prepared accordingly. It belonged to his father, and was worn by him on the night he was murdered. You will observe that a coronet is embroidered on it." "Ha!" exclaimed Trenchard, starting, "is he so highly born ?" "This letter will inform you," replied Wild, placing a document in his hand. "I know the hand--ha! my friend! and I have murdered _him_! And my sister was thus nobly, thus illustriously wedded. |