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At those dreadful words, spoken in a low, vibrating voice, a shudder ran through the listeners. Sheila laid her head upon her father's shoulder, and sobbed unrestrainedly. Wingate uttered a cry of horror.
"And whose was the devilish mind that conceived this awful thing, and what was the motive? " he cried, when he had recovered from his stupefaction.