AgaintherewasthelittlenervouscoughfromBattiscomb。\"Ihavescarcehadtimetocompletemyroundofvisits,\"hetemporized。\"YourGracehastakenussobysurprise。I……IwaswithSirWalterYoungatColytonwhenthenewsofyourlandingcamesomefewhoursago。\"Hisvoicefalteredandseemedtodieaway。
\"Well？\"criedtheDuke。Hisbrowsweredrawntogether。AlreadyherealizedthatBattiscomb\'stidingswerenotgood,elsewouldhebehesitatinglessinutteringthem。\"IsSirWalterwithyou,atleast？\"
\"Igrievetosaythatheisnot。\"
\"Not？\"ItwasGreywhospoke,andhefollowedtheejaculationbyanoath。\"Whynot？\"
\"Heisfollowing,nodoubt？\"suggestedFletcher。