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Twice he ran into Karloff; but that shrewd student of human nature did not consider my hero worth studying; a grave mistake on his part, as he was presently to learn. He was a handsome man, and the only thing he noticed about the groom was his handsome face. He considered it a crime for a servant to be endowed with personal attractions.
"What did you say his name was?" innocently. "Warburton, Robert Warburton." Here the butler came in with the birds. The girl's eyes followed him, hither and thither, her lips hidden behind the rose. Karloff came around to music.
His face could not have stung or burned more hotly had she struck him with her hand. "Mademoiselle!" She ignored him. "Father, what does this mean?" "Agony!" The colonel fell back into his chair, pressing his hands over his eyes. "I will tell you what it means!" cried Karloff, a rage possessing him. He had made a mistake. He had misjudged both the father and the child.
Extraorrdinaire!" She tripped away, laughing, while the chef tugged at his royal and M'sieu Zhames whistled. "Hang the witch!" the new groom murmured. "Her mistress must be very generous, or very positive of her own charms, to keep a sprite like this maid about her. I wonder if I'll run into Karloff?" Karloff! The name chilled him, somehow. What was Karloff to her?
Karloff is a brilliant, handsome man, a gentleman; his sense of honor, such as it is, would do credit to many another man; but behind all this there is a power which makes him helpless, makes him a puppet, and robs him of certain worthy impulses. I have read somewhere that corporations have no souls; neither have governments. Ask me nothing more, Betty, for I shall answer no more questions.
"Father, is this thing true?" Her voice fell to a terror-stricken whisper. "Oh, it is true enough," said Karloff. "God knows that it is true enough. But it rests with you to save him. Become my wife, and yonder fire shall swallow his dishonor and mine. Refuse, and I shall expose him.
Karloff! Warburton's chin sank into his collar and his hands trembled. This man Karloff had very penetrating eyes, even in the dark. "But I shall miss the music which I promised myself. Ah, if you only knew how adorable you are when you play the violin! I become lost, I forget the world and its sordidness.
The bell sang its buzzing note; there was the sound of crunching wheels on the driveway; the music ceased abruptly. Silence. A door opened and closed. A moment or so later Karloff, preceded by the girl, came into the study. She was grave because she remembered Mrs. Chadwick. He was grave also; he had various reasons for being so.
She laid her head against his breast. "My heart is broken! Would to God that I might die!" Annesley threw one arm across the back of the chair and turned his face to his sleeve. Karloff, a thousand arrows of regret and shame and pity quivering in his heart, viewed the scene moodily, doggedly. No, he could not go back; there was indeed a wall behind him: pride. "Well, Mademoiselle?"
Karloff placed the packet on the table, first taking off the note, which he carelessly tossed beside the bank-notes. "You will observe that I have not bothered with having your note discounted. I have fulfilled my part of the bargain; fulfil yours." The count thrust his trembling hands into his trousers pockets. He desired to hide this embarrassing sign from his accomplice.
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