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asnecessarytomakeconditions;andIhavesomesmall
propertyofmyown.MrMayfieldwhoispresentofcourseknows
what the provisions of the will are as he is one of the executors.
Oncemorethecoronerpausedtolookoverhisnotes.Thenheglanced
inquiringlyatthejuryandwhentheforemanshookhisheadhe
thankedBarbaraanddismissedher;andasshewalkedbacktoherchair
paleandgravebutperfectlycomposedIfoundmyselfadmiringher
calmdignityandonlyhopingthattheotherwitnesseswouldmakeas
goodafigure.Butthishopewasnosoonerconceivedthanitwas
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shattered.ThenextnamethatwascalledwasMadelineNorrisandfora
fewmomentstherewasnoresponse.AtlengthMadelineroseslowly
ashenandghastlyoffaceandwalkedunsteadilytothetable.Herap-
pearance—herdeathlypallorandhertremblinghands—struckmewith
dismay;andwhatincreasedmyconcernfortheunfortunategirlwasthe
subtlechangeinmannerthatIdetectedinthejuryandthecoroner.The
poorgirl'smanifestagitationmightsurelyhavebespokentheirsym-
pathy;butnotasignofsympathywasdiscernibleintheirfaces—nothing
but a stony curiosity.
Havingbeensworn—onatestamentwhichshookvisiblyinher
grasp—shedeposedthathernamewasMadelineNorrisandherage
twenty-seven.
Any occupation?
the coroner enquired drily without looking up.
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