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As some of her grace's creatures were still in the king's confidence, by their means she was informed of the king's uneasiness, and that Miss Stewart's behaviour was the occasion of it and as soon as she had found the opportunity she had so long wished for, she went directly into the king's cabinet, through the apartment of one of his pages called Chiffinch. This way was not new to her.
Undo your gates, then, Lady of Berenger, and suffer his Grace's forces to enter the castle." "Sir Knight," answered the lady, "this castle, like every other fortress in England, is the King's by law; but by law also I am the keeper and defender of it; and it is the tenure by which my ancestors held these lands.
She did not finish the sentence; but her earnestness served to take Grace's mind off the disappearance of Walter. She had something else to be frightened about! Rhoda was not trying to frighten her friends, however. That would be both needless and wicked.
Murder, theft, and arson combined, would scarcely have been more horrible in his eyes. "Holy saints, deliver us!" was his shocked answer. Norman Hylton came to the rescue. "I have here a small strip of parchment," said he, "if his Grace were pleased to make use thereof. I had laid it by for a letter to my mother, but his Grace's need is more than mine."
Jael came to the drawing-room door just as the waltz ended, and tried to get to Miss Carden; but there were too many ladies and gentlemen, especially about the door. At last she caught Grace's eye, but only for a moment; and the young lady was in the very act of going out on the balcony for air, with her partner. She did go out, accompanied by Mr. Coventry, and took two or three turns.
Much to Grace's annoyance, Henry Hammond attached himself to her, and try as she might she could not entirely rid herself of his attentions without absolute rudeness. Tom Gray looked a trifle surprised at this, and Marian Barber seemed openly displeased.
Patience's recital of her woes brought back the subject of Arline's displeasure to Grace's mind, and when, a little later, the two girls went upstairs arm in arm, the important question of whether or not to inform the Overton police of her discovery had slipped, for the time being, from Grace's mind.
"I'll see that he keeps at a safe distance from us till we start for Grace's," was Reddy's grim comment. "You'll see his head appear at that corner in a minute, and then, look out!" They waited in mirthful silence. True to Reddy's prediction Hippy's round face was suddenly thrust into view. Reddy leaped toward him. There was a horrified, "Oh, dreadful!" from Hippy, and the sound of running feet.
Grace reluctantly gave a brief account of her recent disagreement with her class and the unpleasantness to which Anne had been subjected. "What does ail Miriam Nesbit? She used to be such a nice child!" exclaimed Mrs. Gray. "Really, Grace, I feel that I ought to go straight to Miss Thompson with this." Grace's heart sank. That was just what she did not want Mrs. Gray to do. "Dear Mrs.
She raised her sad little face to Grace's sympathetic one, then, straightening up, she went on bravely, "We had so many lovely Christmas plans." "Come home with me, Arline," begged Grace. "I'd love to have you." Arline shook her blonde head, at the same time slipping her hand into Grace's. "I thought of that, too," she returned softly.
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