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In her heart she did permit herself to think that it would be difficult to assemble a group of men less worthy of respect. Choleric and vindictive Blake, foolish Feversham, stupid Wentworth, and timid Richard even Richard did not escape the unfavourable criticism they were undergoing in her subconscious mind.
They had imagined most erroneously that by detaining him they were ingratiating themselves with his enemies, and were greatly disturbed when they learned that the treatment which the King had undergone was disapproved by the Provisional Government in London, and that a body of cavalry was on the road to release him. Feversham soon arrived.
A word from me, and Richard need fear nothing." "He need fear nothing without that word," said Ruth disdainfully. "Such service as he did Lord Feversham the other night..." "Is soon forgotten," Blake cut in adroitly. "Indeed, 'twill be most convenient to his lordship to forget it. Think you he would care to have it known that 'twas to such a chance he owes the preservation of his army?"
Every evening they went back by the same road to the House of Stone. No guard was sent with them, since flight seemed impossible, and each journey that they made they looked anxiously for the man in the blue robe. But the months passed, and May brought with it the summer. "Something has happened to Abou Fatma," said Feversham. "He has been caught at Berber perhaps.
She held the box out to him as she spoke, a little white jeweller's cardboard box, and was at once struck by its absence of weight. "It must be empty," she said. Yet it was most carefully sealed and tied. Feversham broke the seals and unfastened the string. He looked at the address. The box had been forwarded from his lodgings, and he was not familiar with the handwriting.
She hurried him into his boat and back to Kingsbridge at once." "Then how do you know Captain Willoughby brought good news of Harry Feversham?" "Ethne told me that they had been talking of him. Her manner and her laugh showed me no less clearly that the news was good." "Yes," said Durrance, and he nodded his head in assent.
Feversham learned that now God loved him; and how Hicks Pasha's army had been destroyed. The holy angels had done that, not a single shot was fired, not a single spear thrown by the Mahdi's soldiers. The spears flew from their hands by the angels' guidance and pierced the unbelievers.
"I would not have left you, but I was compelled. We have been unloading boats all day." And he dropped in fatigue by Trench's side. "How long have I lain ill?" asked Trench. "Thirteen days." "It will be a month before I can travel. You must go, Feversham. You must leave me here, and go while you still can. Perhaps when you come to Assouan you can do something for me. I could not move at present.
Out upon the lawn a light breeze made the shadows from the high trees dance, the sunlight mellowed and reddened. But Ethne was of her county, as Harry Feversham had long ago discovered, and her heart yearned for it at this moment. It was the month of August. The first of the heather would be out upon the hillsides of Donegal, and she wished that the good news had been brought to her there.
Wentworth moved to obey, but before he had gone round the table, Blake had looked behind him and espied Richard shrinking by the door. "By heaven!" he cried, "I can more than answer your lordship's question." Wentworth stopped, looking at Feversham. "Voyons," said the General. "I can place you in possession of the man who has wrought our ruin. He is there," and he pointed theatrically to Richard.
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