Janita's cross . loated through the Hall of Guildon the night of the St, Olaves county ball, whilstJanita lay awake, counting the weary hours in herdim little room at the Aspens ? And if Mr. Riversdid look rather moody, and if his fair partners lefthim one after another disgusted with his quietnessand want of conversation, and if there was acloud upon his face and a somewhat repelling frown janitas cross. 117 on those overhanging brows of his, doubtless sensiblepeople would set all these things down to anxietyon poor young Roylands account. For everyoneknew that the new steward took a deep int
Janita's cross . loated through the Hall of Guildon the night of the St, Olaves county ball, whilstJanita lay awake, counting the weary hours in herdim little room at the Aspens ? And if Mr. Riversdid look rather moody, and if his fair partners lefthim one after another disgusted with his quietnessand want of conversation, and if there was acloud upon his face and a somewhat repelling frown janitas cross. 117 on those overhanging brows of his, doubtless sensiblepeople would set all these things down to anxietyon poor young Roylands account. For everyoneknew that the new steward took a deep interest inthat sad affair of the murder on the haling-bankroad; and as the trial drew on it was only naturalthat he should feel depressed and troubled rather,especially as Mr. Narrowby, whose judgmentcould always be relied upon, gave it as his opinionthat the young man would come to grief. It was this, they said, nothing more than this,that made Mr. Rivers so gloomy on the night ofthe county ball at St. Olaves. 118. CHAPTER. IX. (RIDAY morning came. Those ofthe county people and Close aris-tocracy who had been to theMayors great Assize banquet thenight before, opened their eyes wearily enough asthe grey November dawn stole through theirdamask curtained windows. Then that sameNovember dawn crept into the cell where Roy wassleeping for the last time on his narrow strawpallet. Before night came he might be free. Orhe might be in that other cell, whose occupantswere so well cared for, where private interviewswere allowed without intervention of magisterialnotes, and where the services of the chaplain couldbe commanded at a moments notice. As Mr. Nar-rowby said, prisoners in the condemned cell of gaol were treated with such uniform con-sideration. janitas ckoss. 119 The trial was to begin at eleven oclock, but bydaybreak a crowd had assembled round the gates,and long before the judges, with great flourishingof trumpets and marshalling of tin halberds, hadset out from their l
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