She listened with growing apprehension to the
tale that Gerald told, omitting any mention of pistols and daggers, and at the end
delivered herself of various expletives highly unsuited to a lady of her advanced
years. "
"Fill your glasses, gentlemen," observed Ireton, "and I'll tell you a droll thing
Jack said this morning. ‘Good God! Everett Charvill, as I live. “The bravest of us have joints in our armour. Wild's busy. Just dreamed—and ran away
even from my dreams. Sepulchre's bell is for ever ringing in my ears—oh!"
"If that's the case," observed Wood, "I'm surprised you should like to have such a
frightful picture constantly in view as that over the chimney-piece. “Two days’ notice shall be sufficient on either
side. Miss Klegg and the youngest girl made a
vigorous attack on Miss Garvice, who had said she thought women lost
something infinitely precious by mingling in the conflicts of life. Nine years ago, I worked in this very house—had a kind indulgent
master, whom I robbed—twice robbed, at your instigation, villain; a mistress,
whom you have murdered; a companion, whose friendship I have for ever
forfeited; a mother, whose heart I have well-nigh broken. . She was unusually soft and gentle in her manner to
him. The visitors, when they entered, looked thoroughly intimidated and Everett
concealed a grim smile. Something in her tone made him look up. "How is the patient?" he asked.
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