A Plot Discovered. 31

when left to himself; he carefully inspected his
prison, and found that he could not discover any
means by which he could escape.

He threw himself upon a chair, and remained
for some time in a state of complete despair ;
then, rising from his seat, he wildly paced the
apartment. Thoughts passed rapidly through
his brain. He would have almost sacrificed his
life to. be able to warn Mr. Kartmann of the
danger which threatened him, and to prevent
Francis committing the crime which he intended.
He knew that his benefactor and his brother
were about to be placed in a frightful position,
the one towards the other, without his being
able to warn the one and save the other.

Several hours elapsed that were passed in this
despairing manner. At last a kind of fever,
produced by his agonized state of mind, seized
him, and, notwithstanding the extreme cold of
winter, he felt his face and forehead hot and
flushed. He opened the window, and leaned
out of it, hoping that the air would refresh him.
He remained for a long while in the same posi-
tion, watching vacantly the clouds that passed
across the sky; then, after having glanced at
all surrounding objects, his gaze at last was