I’veagreatdealthat’spainfulonmymind，andIfindithardworktobequitesilentaboutmyownfeelingsandonlyattendtoothers。IshareyourconcernforAdam，thoughheisnottheonlyonewhosesufferingsIcareforinthisaffair。HeintendstoremainatStonitontillafterthetrial:itwillcomeonprobablyaweekto-morrow。Hehastakenaroomthere，andIencouragedhimtodoso，becauseIthinkitbetterheshouldbeawayfromhisownhomeatpresent；and，poorfellow，hestillbelievesHettyisinnocent——hewantstosummonupcouragetoseeherifhecan；heisunwillingtoleavethespotwheresheis。\"
\"Doyouthinkthecreatur’sguilty，then？\"saidBartle。\"Doyouthinkthey’llhangher？\"
\"I’mafraiditwillgohardwithher。Theevidenceisverystrong。Andonebadsymptomisthatshedenieseverything——deniesthatshehashadachildinthefaceofthemostpositiveevidence。Isawhermyself，andshewasobstinatelysilenttome；
sheshrankuplikeafrightenedanimalwhenshesawme。Iwasneversoshockedinmylifeasatthechangeinher。ButItrustthat，intheworstcase，wemayobtainapardonforthesakeoftheinnocentwhoareinvolved。\"
\"Stuffandnonsense！\"saidBartle，forgettinginhisirritationtowhomhewasspeaking。\"Ibegyourpardon，sir，Imeanit’sstuffandnonsensefortheinnocenttocareaboutherbeinghanged。Formyownpart，Ithinkthesoonersuchwomenareputouto’theworldthebetter；andthementhathelp’emtodomischiefhadbettergoalongwith’emforthatmatter。Whatgoodwillyoudobykeepingsuchverminalive，eatingthevictualthat’udfeedrationalbeings？ButifAdam’sfoolenoughtocareaboutit，I