Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by Google Books Transcriber's Notes: 1. Page scan source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=0nrlugEACAAJ (the Bavarian State Library) COLLECTION OF BRITISH AUTHORS TAUCHNITZ EDITION. VOL. 1271. WITHIN THE MAZE BY MRS. HENRY WOOD. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. WITHIN THE MAZE. A NOVEL. BY MRS. HENRY WOOD, AUTHOR OF "EAST LYNNE," ETC. _COPYRIGHT EDITION_. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. LEIPZIG BERNHARD TAUCHNITZ 1872. _The Right of Translation is reserved_. CONTENTS OF VOLUME II. CHAPTER I. The Maze invaded. II. Recognised. III. A new Lodger in Paradise Row. IV. Nurse Chaffen on Duty. V. Watching the House. VI. At Afternoon Service. VII. At Lawyer St. Henry's. VIII. Another Kettledrum. IX. Only a Night Owl. X. One Day in her Life. XI. Mrs. Chaffen disturbed. XII. Baffled. XIII. At Scotland Yard. XIV. Ill-omened Chances. XV. Ann Hopley startled. XVI. Up the Spouts and down the Drains. XVII. Taken from the Evil to come. XVIII. News for Mr. Tatton. XIX. Mrs. Cleeve at Fault. XX. At the Red Dawn. XXI. Laid to his Rest. XXII. Repentance. XXIII. Only a Man like other Men. Conclusion. WITHIN THE MAZE. CHAPTER I. The Maze invaded. The previous night's black cloud had culminated in a thunder-storm, and the morning air felt fresh and cool; but the blue sky was clear, the sun as bright as ever. Lucy came down with sad eyes and a pale face. Her night had been one of mental pain. She was wondering how much longer she could keep up this mask of cheerfulness--which she would especially have to wear that day; and she knew that she could not have done it at all, then or at any other time, but for the very present help of God. Karl, waiting in the breakfast-room, turned to shake hands with her. But for their being alone, he would not have ventured on this eminently suggestive action. "How are you to-day, Lucy?" "Oh, quite well, thank you. Did you hear the storm?" "Yes. It has cleared away some of the sultry heat. We shall have a lovely day." The Lloyds were expected from Basham. When at the flower-show the previous day, Lucy had remarked that some of the hot-house plants were not as fine as those at Foxwood: upon that, the General and one of his daughters had simultaneously expressed a wish to see those at Foxwood. Lucy at once gave the invitation; and it was arranged that they should spend the next day at the Court. She had told her husband of this while Captain Lamprey was present; but it had not been alluded to afterwards. She spoke again now, while she and Karl were waiting breakfast for Miss Blake, who was at Matins at St. Jerome's.