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ROOKWOOD.




BOOK I.




The Wedding Ring.




It has been observed, and I am apt to believe that it is an observation that will generally be found true, that before a terrible truth comes to light, there are certain murmuring whispers fly before it, and prepare the minds of men for the reception of the truth itself.

Gallick Reports.

Case of the Count St. Geran.