Chapter 23 OH, I DEFY THEE, HELL, TO SHOW

ON BEDS OF FIRE THAT BURN BELOW,

A DEEPER WOE.-E. A. Poe.

Philip pushes a chair forward as if to signify there is no need to guard the window.

The action excites Eleanor to passion.

"It is cowardly to kill," she cries through her clenched teeth.

"And if I did, what should I get in return for all he has stolen from me? Could he give m