”Yes，”cameinfalteringreply。”Hehasheardourvoices；Imustgotohim。””SaythatOrlandowisheshimagoodnight，”smiledherheart’senemy，withabowofinfinitegrace。Sheshuddered，andwashasteningfromtheroomwhenherglancefellonMr。Challoner。Hewaspaleandlookedgreatlydisturbed。Theprospectofbeingleftalonewithamanwhomshehadherselfdenouncedtohimashisdaughter’smurderer，mightproveataxtohisstrengthtowhichshehadnorighttosubjecthim。Pausingwithanappealingair，shemadehimaslightgesturewhichheatonceunderstood。”Iwillaccompanyyouintothehall，”saidhe。”Thenifanythingiswrong，youhavebuttospeakmyname。”

　　ButOrlandoBrotherson，displeasedbythismove，tookastepwhichbroughthimbetweenthetwo。”Youcanhearherfromhereifshechoosestospeak。There’sapointtobesettledbetweenusbeforeeitherofusleavesthishouse，andthisopportunityisasgoodasanother。Gotomybrother，MissScott；wewillawaityourreturn。”

　　Aflashfromtheproudbanker’seye；butnodemur，ratheragestureofconsent。Doris，withalookofdeepanxiety，spedaway，andthetwomenstoodfacetoface。

　　Itwasoneofthosemomentswhichmenrecogniseasmemorable。Whathadtheonetosayortheothertohear，worthyofthispreambleandthemorethandoubtfulrelationinwhichtheystoodeachtoeach?

　　Mr。Challonerhadmoretimethanheexpectedinwhichtowonderandgirdhimselfforwhateversufferingorshockawaitedhim。For，OrlandoBrotherson，unlikehisusualself，kepthimwaitingwhilehecollectedhisownwits，which，strangetosay，seemedtohavevanishedwiththegirl。

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