Foranswersheflungitfromher。Itfellwithatinkleontheflooratthefarendofthegarret。Themanwasbesidehimselfwithrage。
“Damnyou,ifIhadtime,I’dwringyourneckforthis,youshe-devil!“hebawled-andracedback,evidentlyforthecandleonthewashstand。
RhodaGray,sprawledonthefloorwherehehadthrownher,didnotmove-excepttotaketherevolverfromthepocketofherdress。Shewascrooningqueerlytoherself,asshewatchedRoughRorkelightthecandleandgropearoundonthefloor:
“Shewasgoodtome,deWhiteMollwas。Jelliesan’t’ingsshebroughtme,shedid。An’GypsyNandon’tferret。GypsyNandon’t-“
Shesatupsuddenly,snarling。Rorkehadfoundthekey,leftthebottlewiththeshortstubofgutteringcandlestandingonthefloor,andwasbackagain。