She let them
fall and sped to the companion, where she stood for a moment, the moonlight
giving her a celestial touch. He was conscious of a quickening of his heartbeat and the
familiar rise of adrenalin that sent his senses soaring in anticipation. It frightened her to behold her heart and mind
thus laid bare; but the chapter following would reassure her. Neither your aunt nor I have any other thought but what is best
for you. ”
Chapter XXV
THE STEEL EDGE OF THE TRUTH
The manservant, with his plain black clothes and black tie, had entered the room
with a deferential little gesture. ”
The lady stood away from the door. He turned me so that he
could have a companion in his loneliness. And what a noise they
made! This is how I used to call them. Completely overcome by fatigue, with strained muscles, and bruised hands;
streaming with perspiration, and with lips so parched that he would gladly have
parted with a treasure if he had possessed it for a draught of water; he sank
against the wall, and while in this state was seized with, a sudden and strange
alarm. She also
knew that he was the type who would not make a single
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