Rowland, meantime, alarmed by the voices, snatched a torch from his attendant,
and holding it over the side of the wherry, witnessed the incident just described. Moving swiftly to the end of the corridor, he pushed
open a door at random and entered a large room, which looked to have been a
saloon, judging from the faded gilt and crimson wall-paper, a mirror above the
fireplace which was surrounded by an ornate gilded frame, now sadly tarnished,
and a worn Chippendale sofa with striped upholstery and tasselled cushions. But after all, what did it matter
whether she had secrets or not? To him she was not a woman but a symbol; and
one did not investigate the antecedents of symbols. “Oh, yes,” the stranger remarked good-humouredly. She wanted to return his gaze but focused
intently on a spot next to and above the brick fireplace, as
her music teachers had always taught her to do instead of
looking directly at the audience. He
was—a millionaire. "
"Not quite, I hope," rejoined Sheppard. She found an old
drunk wandering the streets. ‘This is altogether insupportable!’
She dug a hand into the recesses of the petticoat of her riding habit and a
moment later Gerald found himself once again confronting the barrel of her
overlarge and tarnished pistol. ’
‘Yes, but how are you going to find her?’
‘I will ask—’
She broke off. He called to the other attendant, who held the torch.
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