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Fred Allerton insisted that neither Lucy nor George should come to the Old Bailey, and they were to await the verdict at Lady Kelsey's. Dick and Robert Boulger were subpoenaed as witnesses. In order that she might be put out of her suspense quickly, Lucy asked Alec MacKenzie to go into court and bring her the result as soon as it was known. The morning passed with leaden feet. After luncheon Mrs.
'It's impossible, she said at last, quietly. 'He was arrested last night, and brought up at Bow Street Police Court this morning. He was remanded for a week. Lucy felt the tears well up to her eyes, but with all her strength she forced them back. She collected her thoughts. 'It was very good of you to come down and tell me, she said to Boulger gently.
'Did he write to you? asked Dick. 'No, he merely scribbled on a card: I think you should read this. No one answered. Lucy turned and faced them; her cheeks were pale, but she was very calm. She looked gravely at Robert Boulger, waiting for him to say what she knew was in his mind, so that she might express at once her utter disbelief in the charges that were brought against Alec.
"There is much in what you say, Sir Cuthbert; and indeed a certain confirmation is given to it by the fact that only yesterday I received a letter from Sir Rudolph, urging that now the Lady Margaret is past the age of fifteen, and may therefore be considered marriageable, the will of the prince should be carried into effect, and that she should for the present be committed to the charge of the Lady Clara Boulger, who is the wife of a friend and associate of Sir Rudolph.
'I've been suffering agonies. They all knew to what she referred, and the remark gave Boulger an opportunity to speak to Dick Lomas. 'I suppose you saw the Mail this morning? he asked. 'I never read the papers except in August, answered Dick drily. 'When there's nothing in them? asked Mrs. Crowley. 'Pardon me, I am an eager student of the sea-serpent and of the giant gooseberry.
Boulger wheeled round and faced him. 'If you want things you can ask servants for them. 'Don't be foolish, smiled Alec, good-humouredly. Alec's contemptuous manner robbed Boulger of his remaining self-control. He strode angrily to Alec. 'If you talk to me like that I'll knock you down. Alec was lying stretched out on the sofa, and did not stir. He seemed completely unconcerned.
But he did not speak, and she was obliged to utter her defiant words without provocation. 'He thought it unnecessary to assure me that he hadn't betrayed the trust I put in him. 'Do you mean to say the letter left any doubt in your mind? said Boulger. 'Why on earth should I believe the unsupported words of a subordinate who was dismissed for misbehaviour?
I thought you had a headache? Lady Kelsey remembered her nephew's broken engagement and interposed quickly. 'I'm afraid Bobbie is dreadfully dissipated. He's not looking at all well. 'You shouldn't keep such late hours, said Alec, good-humouredly. 'At your age one needs one's beauty sleep. 'It's very kind of you to take an interest in me, said Boulger, flushing with annoyance.
It was impossible to tell by it what course he meant to adopt; and at the same time there was about him a greater unapproachableness, which warned all and sundry that it would be wiser to attempt no advance. But for his own part he did not care; he meant to have a word with Alec at the first opportunity. Alec's quiet eyes now rested on Robert Boulger. 'Ah, there's my little friend Bobbikins.
There was Mrs. Boulger, for instance. In the light, or rather the darkness, of new developments, it might really be that Mrs. Boulger had not meant to cut her, but had simply failed to recognize her. Mrs.
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