He raised her hand to his lips as he spoke, and at that moment Mr. Beaufort looked from the door of his own room, and cried, "Camilla." She was too glad to escape. Philip gazed after her light form for an instant, and then hurried down the stairs. CHAPTER XI. "_Longueville_.--What! are you married, Beaufort? _Beaufort_.--Ay, as fast As words, and hands, and hearts, and priest, Could make us."--BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER: _Noble Gentleman_. In the parlour of the inn at D------ sat Mr. John Barlow. He had just finished his breakfast, and was writing letters and looking over papers connected with his various business--when the door was thrown open, and a gentleman entered abruptly. "Mr. Beaufort," said the lawyer rising, "Mr. Philip Beaufort--for such I now feel you are by right--though," he added, with his usual formal and quiet smile, "not yet by law; and much--very much, remains to be done to make the law and the right the same;--I congratulate you on having something at last to work on. I had begun to despair of finding our witness, after a month's advertising; and had commenced other investigations, of which I will speak to you presently, when yesterday, on my return to town from an errand on your business, I had the pleasure of a visit from William Smith himself.--My dear sir, do not yet be too sanguine.--It seems that this poor fellow, having known misfortune, was in America when the first fruitless inquiries were made. Long after this he returned to the colony, and there met with a brother, who, as I drew from him, was a convict. He helped the brother to escape. They both came to England. William learned from a distant relation, who lent him some little money, of the inquiry that had been set on foot for him; consulted his brother, who desired him to leave all to his management. The brother afterwards assured him that you and Mr. Sidney were both dead; and it seems (for the witness is simple enough to allow me to extract all) this same brother then went to Mr. Beaufort to hold out the threat of a lawsuit, and to offer the sale of the evidence yet existing--" "And Mr. Beaufort?" "I am happy to say, seems to have spurned the offer. Meanwhile William, incredulous of his brother's report, proceeded to N----, learned nothing from Mr. Morton, met his brother again--and the brother (confessing that he had deceived him in the assertion that you and Mr. Sidney were dead) told him that he had known you in earlier life, and set out to Paris to seek you--" "Known me?--To Paris?"