"
"We waste time with this fellow," interposed Sir Cecil, "and may lose the object
of our quest, who, beyond doubt, has taken refuge in this building. At the opening of the van doors and the emergence into the fresh air Ann
Veronica’s doubt and depression gave place to the wildest exhilaration. The room was reeling, or was it that she was going to
faint? She recovered herself with a supreme effort. Her mind went on generalizing. ‘Oh, Marthe,’ she groaned, using in her accustomed way the French version of
her nurse’s name, ‘that pig is going to monsieur le baron. ‘No! Let me alone!’
‘It is not safe!’
‘That is entirely my affair, and not your affair in the least,’ she told him
haughtily. Martha had grumbled at being obliged to report
the matter to Mother Josephine, who had decreed that Melusine must confess to
Father Saint-Simon. ‘Then open it quickly. ’
‘Yes, but I need a word with Gerald,’ protested the captain, hanging back. ‘And me—’
‘You, mademoiselle, are more trouble than you’re worth, and I’ll thank you to
—’
‘Hilary, don’t,’ said Lucy, and Melusine’s rising temper cooled a little. "That's it!"—eagerly. Go easy. "To-night you shall be my
wedded wife. Let her see what she could make here. I have been the
vicomte’s secretary, remember.
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