But before he could say anything, the vehicle rolled to
a halt. A strong coarse man, and there were things in his eyes
which made my blood run cold with terror. The sun shined weakly through brief pinpricks
90
in the thick cloud cover, the weather was brewing a
storm. A constant attendant at court, he had the mortification to see every one
promoted but himself, and thus bewails his ill-luck. “I will wait for you on the pavement, if you like,” he said, “but I am going to the
‘Unusual’ with you. I didn’t
believe him and I said so. Pity he's ta'en to bad ways so airly. I’d rather starve!”
For a moment the conversation hung upon that declaration. My nerves are shaken. It proved to be a human head, though with scarcely a vestige of the features
remaining. He was alone, hatless and without his boots, and he held a
wicked-looking French-made duelling pistol, covered in silver and gold—
property no doubt, was Melusine’s fleeting thought, of the late vicomte. She could feel teenage
girls from all corners of the room tensing, preparing to
shriek. ToC
The household of the worthy carpenter, it may be conceived, was thrown into the
utmost confusion and distress by the unaccountable disappearance of the two
boys.
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