Sheppard, paralysed by the threat. Had this not
been the case, he must have refused even to see his Frenchified granddaughter. Cowering
in a corner upon a heap of straw sat his unfortunate mother, the complete wreck
of what she had been. "
The lad made no answer, but left the room. “You wish me to stay?” he asked, in a low tone. “The plain common-sense of the case,” he said, “is that we can’t possibly be
lovers in the ordinary sense. But the great point was still unaccomplished. At this moment, a door was opened below; lights gleamed on
the walls; and the figures of Rowland and Sir Cecil were distinguished at the
foot of the stairs. ’
Melusine knew it to be true. At nine o'clock, the
sheriffs arrived, followed by their officers and javelin-men.
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