CHAPTER I.
THE BARONET'S BRIDE.
"And there is danger of death—for mother and child?"
"Well, no, Sir Jasper—no, sir; no certain danger, you know; but in these protracted cases it can do no harm, Sir Jasper, for the clergyman to be here. He may not be needed but your good lady is very weak, I am sorry to say, Sir Jasper Kingsland."
"I will send for the clergyman," Sir Jasper Kingsland said. "Do your best, Doctor Godroy, and for...
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