”Yes，”cameinfalteringreply。”Hehasheardourvoices；Imustgotohim。””SaythatOrlandowisheshimagoodnight，”smiledherheart’senemy，withabowofinfinitegrace。Sheshuddered，andwashasteningfromtheroomwhenherglancefellonMr。Challoner。Hewaspaleandlookedgreatlydisturbed。Theprospectofbeingleftalonewithamanwhomshehadherselfdenouncedtohimashisdaughter’smurderer，mightproveataxtohisstrengthtowhichshehadnorighttosubjecthim。Pausingwithanappealingair，shemadehimaslightgesturewhichheatonceunderstood。”Iwillaccompanyyouintothehall，”saidhe。”Thenifanythingiswrong，youhavebuttospeakmyname。”
ButOrlandoBrotherson，displeasedbythismove，tookastepwhichbroughthimbetweenthetwo。”Youcanhearherfromhereifshechoosestospeak。There’sapointtobesettledbetweenusbeforeeitherofusleavesthishouse，andthisopportunityisasgoodasanother。Gotomybrother，MissScott；wewillawaityourreturn。”
Aflashfromtheproudbanker’seye；butnodemur，ratheragestureofconsent。Doris，withalookofdeepanxiety，spedaway，andthetwomenstoodfacetoface。
Itwasoneofthosemomentswhichmenrecogniseasmemorable。Whathadtheonetosayortheothertohear，worthyofthispreambleandthemorethandoubtfulrelationinwhichtheystoodeachtoeach?
Mr。Challonerhadmoretimethanheexpectedinwhichtowonderandgirdhimselfforwhateversufferingorshockawaitedhim。For，OrlandoBrotherson，unlikehisusualself，kepthimwaitingwhilehecollectedhisownwits，which，strangetosay，seemedtohavevanishedwiththegirl。