Surned tle ood longer, tepped away.
a fool Ive been, o me. Ive asked Mrs Rivers to grorong, in t place, tness y. Graves and Cie sa, too. to Cie is giving us to leave tomorroo t?
Surned o ted o tle blood struggled into e cheeks.
tomorrow? s?
omorroo a great rooms, and good servants in it, t s t for you.
Next day s of eggs and meat aside, as usual; but even I could not eat it. I dressed looking at of ill, t ained let me c of it, even for travelling, t would crease.
I t of back in t believe t I was dark.
I packed slo , a brus ake to to t everyt ioned, did I keep to one side; and , neatly, inside t.
to tilting staircase, and
sepped out of ttage s tig to of to feel t air slapped her.
I put my fingers over hers.
God bless you, maam! cried Mrs Cream, caken our first nigo see us leaving; and one or to stare, and to stand at t t ed out black. t tened our bags upon t teps doleman my eye.
Noime for sentiment.
S and leaned beside opposite. to to a safe: , t t.
ravel? asked Maud.
he said, An hour.
It seemed longer t seemed like a life. truck t made t, but t to open—I suppose, so a lunatic s o leap out. At last Gentleman pulled a cord to make t jolting in t and t speaking. In time I began to gro, but could not see if her hands before her, clasped.
Gentleman fidgeted, c imes ook out ime to to peer t
slo to a stop, and began to turn: straigigie.
e are almost there, he said.
Maud turned o moved t tart of a green lane, one arc and, beneat, iron gates. A man il like at Briar, ter. Its windows co see w s back be I saw a rising kind of knowledge or dread.
Dont be afraid, said Gentleman.
t o o me. turn, and stopped. Dr Graves and Dr Cie ing for us, stout up t tleman put ie made a bow.
Good day, h. Mrs Rivers, you remember me of course?
his hand.
to me.
t stillness. I looked at