Then，withhisoldboyishenthusiasm，hesketchedaglowingpictureoftheirfuture:howtheywouldkeeptheDorntonpropertyintactuntilthecaptainwasfoundandcommunicatedwith；andhowtheywouldcautiouslycollectalltheinformationaccessibletofindhimuntilsuchtimeasRandolph’sfortuneswouldenablethembothtogoonavoyageofdiscoveryafterhim。Andinthemidstofthispropheticforecast，whichbroughtthemsocloselytogetherthatshewasenabledtoexaminehiswatchchain，shesaid，——

　　“IseeyouhavekeptCousinJack’sring。Didheeverseeit？“

　　“Hetoldmehehadgivenittoyouashislittlesweetheart，andthathe“——

　　Therewasasingularpausehere。

　　“HeneverdidTHAT——atleast，notinthatway！“saidSybilEversleigh。

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