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As soon as Parkins had gravely put the port upon the table, Rosamund rose to her feet and, instead of leaving the room, pointed for the servant to place a chair for her by Dominey's side. "I shall be like your men friends, Everard," she declared, "when the ladies have left, and draw up to your side. Now what do we do? Tell stories? I promise you that I will be a wonderful listener."
There was a little awed murmur. Dominey's voice had become quite matter of fact. "I suppose," he continued, "his first idea was to revenge himself upon us and this household, by whom he imagined himself badly treated. The man, however, was half a madman when he came to the neighbourhood and has behaved like one ever since.
You'd have thought then that he was just a baby, living there for love of the wind and the trees and the birds. If he comes to " Her voice broke. Dominey's reply was swift and not unkind. He pointed to the window above. "If Lady Dominey recovers, you and your son are forgiven. If she never recovers, I wish you both the blackest corner of hell." The car drove off.
"You will tell me, perhaps," Seaman suggested to the lady to his right, "how you English women have been able to secure for yourselves so much more liberty than our German wives enjoy?" "Later on," Stephanie whispered to her host, with a little tremble in her voice, "I have a surprise for you." After dinner, Dominey's guests passed naturally enough to the relaxations which each preferred.
He spoke also with warm commendation of your labours in Africa, which he seemed to appreciate all the more as you were sent there an exile. He asked me, Leopold," she added, dropping her voice a little, "if my feelings towards you remained unchanged." Dominey's face remained unrelaxed. Persistently he refused the challenge of her eyes. "I told him the truth," she proceeded.
"Lady Dominey has needed me," she answered, after a moment's pause. "Do you consider," he asked, "that you have been the best possible companion for her?" "She has never been willing to accept any other," the woman replied. "Are you very devoted to my wife?" he enquired. Mrs. Unthank, grim and fierce though she was and appeared to be, was obviously disconcerted by Dominey's line of questions.
"He has the Prince's memoirs! He has the Kaiser's map!" "On the contrary," Dominey replied, "both are deposited at the Foreign Office. We hope to find them very useful a little later on." Seaman sprang forward like a tiger and went down in a heap as he almost threw himself upon Dominey's out-flung fist. Schmidt came stealing across the room, and from underneath his cuff something gleamed.
I am hoping great things from what may happen to-night, or very soon." The doctor nodded sympathetically. "I shouldn't wonder if you weren't on the right track," he declared. Rosamund came in through the window to them and seated herself by Dominey's side. "Why are you two whispering like conspirators?" she demanded. "Because we are conspirators," he replied lightly.
Rosamund herself was on the terrace, bidding all her guests farewell. She clung to Dominey's arm when at last they turned back into the empty hall. "What dear people they were, Everard!" she exclaimed. "I only wish that I had seen more of them. The Duchess was perfectly charming to me, and I never knew any one with such delightful manners as Prince Terniloff.
The two men seated themselves in the long, wicker chairs, the doctor in an attitude of strict attention. Von Ragastein turned his head and listened. From Dominey's quarters came the sound of deep and regular breathing. "I have formed a great plan, Schmidt," Von Ragastein proceeded. "You know what news has come to me from Berlin?" "Your Excellency has told me a little," the doctor reminded him.
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