No sentr Harper's Stereotype Edition. EUGENE ARAM. A TALE. i BY THE AUTHOR OF ," "THE DISOWNED," "DEVEREUX," &c. "PELHAM," PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY J. & J. HARPER, AND SOLD BY THE PRINCIPAL BOOKSELLERS THROUGHOUT THE BOOK THE THIRD CONTINUED. CHAPTER VII. ARAM'S SECRET EXPEDITION A SCENE WORTHY THE ACTORS -ARAM'S ADDRESS AND POWERS OF PERSUASION OR HYPOCRISY—THEIR RESULT A FEARFUL NIGHT-ALAM'S SOLITARY RIDE HOMEWARD-WHOM HE MEETS BY THE WAY, AND WHAT HE SEES. Old Man. Hours dreadful and things strange."-Macbeth. "AND you must really go to *****, to pay your importunate creditor this very evening. Sunday is a bad day for such matters; but as you pay him by an order, it does not much signify; and I can well understand your impatience to feel discharged of the debt. But it is already late; and if it must be so, you had better start." "True," said Aram to the above remark of Lester's, as the two stood together without the door; "but do you feel quite secure and guarded against any renewed attack?" 66 Why, unless they bring a regiment, yes! I have put a body of our patrole on a service where they can scarce be inefficient, viz. I have stationed them in the house, instead of without; and I shall myself bear them company through the greater part of the night: to-morrow I shall remove all that I possess of value to **** (the county town) including those unlucky guineas, which you will not ease me of." "The order you have kindly given me will amply satisfy my purpose," answered Aram: "And so, there |