Page:Eliot - Adam Bede, vol. III, 1859.djvu/145

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ADAM BEDE.
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neck till you be dead," a piercing shriek rang through the hall. It was Hetty's shriek. Adam started to his feet and stretched out his arms towards her; but the arms could not reach her: she had fallen down in a fainting fit, and was carried out of court.