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May Brooke by Anna Hanson Dorsey
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"Who else?"

"The doctor came at eleven o'clock."

"The doctor didn't steal the will. Are you sure no one else came in
afterwards?"

"Father Fabian administered the Holy Viaticum to my uncle. After that,
no one except Helen and myself were there."

"Were you awake all the time?'

"I think not, sir. I believe I slept about ten minutes."

"Why didn't you sleep ten years, May?" exclaimed the irritated lawyer.
"And you, Miss Stillinghast, please to state what occurred while your
cousin slept. I suppose you kept awake, as you have heavy interests at
stake?"

"Mr. Fielding, this lady is my affianced wife; oblige me by assuming a
more gentle tone," said Walter Jerrold, taking his stand beside Helen.

"If she was your grandmother, sir, this matter must be sifted; and let
me tell you, not only sifted here, but in open court, whither I shall
carry it, unless the will is forthcoming. What occurred, Miss
Stillinghast, during the ten minutes that little fool slept?"

"Only this, sir," said Helen, who felt supported by Mr. Jerrold's
protection; "my uncle roused himself a little, and told me to take some
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