The lawyer fell into his chair, and was silent: his strong frame from
time to time trembled--his bosom heaved.
At last he raised his face, which seemed to have sunken away in the
last few moments, and still holding the necklace tightly, motioned
Redbud toward the door.
"We--will--speak further of this," he said, his voice charged with
tears; and with a slow movement of his head up and down, he again
desired Redbud to leave him.
She went out:--the last she saw was Mr. Rushton clasping the necklace
to his lips, and sobbing bitterly,
In the outer room they laughed and jested gaily.
CHAPTER LXVII.
HOW ST. PATRICK ENCOUNTERED ST. MICHAEL, AND WHAT ENSUED.
As Redbud entered the outer room, the talkers suddenly became silent,
and ran to the windows.
The procession has returned:--the pageant has retraced its steps:--the
swaying, shouting, battle-breathing rout has made the northern end of
the town hideous, and comes back to make the portion already passed
over still more hideous.
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