Andyoucantakeyourchoicebetweenabulletandastraightanswer。
WhereistheWhiteMoll?“
RhodaGray’shandfeltOutalongthewallforsupport。Wasthisadream,someghastly,soul-terrifyingnightmare!Danglar!Thoseworkinglips!Thatcallousviciousness,thatleerinthedegenerateface。Itseemedtobringaweaknesstoherlimbs,andseektorobherofthestrengthtostand。Shecouldnotevenhopeagainsthope;
sheknewthatDanglarwasindeadlyearnest。Danglarwouldnothavetheslightestcompunction,letalonehesitation,incarryingouthisthreat。Terrifiednow,hereyessoughttheAdventurer。Didn’ttheAdventurerknowDanglarassheknewhim,didn’therealizethattherewasdeadlyearnestnessbehindDanglar’swords?Wasthemanmad,thathestoodthereutterlyunmoved,asthoughhehadnoconsiderationonearthotherthanthosecarefullymanicuredfingernailsofhis!
AndthenDanglarspokeagain。