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It was not yet felt to be inconvenient or unseemly that they should accuse each other of high crimes, and demand each other's heads. No man had been more active in the impeachment of the Lord Chancellor Clarendon than Coventry, who was a Commissioner of the Treasury. No man had been more active in the impeachment of the Lord Treasurer Danby than Winnington, who was Solicitor General.
Miss Dempsey had taken the girl first into her own house, and then, persuading and comforting the old father, had placed her in one of the Homes where such victims are sheltered. Winnington briefly enquired after the girl. She as briefly replied. Then she added: as other travellers got out and they were left to themselves. "So Miss Blanchflower wanted to keep her in the village?"
"DEAR MR. WINNINGTON, As you please. I am however shortly leaving for Maumsey with Miss Marvell, who, as I told you, has undertaken to live with me as my chaperon. "We shall hope to see you at Maumsey." Yours faithfully, "DELIA BLANCHFLOWER."
"We insist" said the Manifesto issued from the offices of the League of Revolt "upon our right of access to the King, or failing His Majesty, to the Prime Minister. We mean business and we shall be armed." Winnington pointed to the word "armed." "With stones I presume?" "Well, not revolvers, I hope!" said Delia. "I should certainly shoot myself." Tension broke up in slightly hysterical laughter.
But she let it stay. Neither spoke. Only as they neared the front door with the lamp, she softly withdrew her fingers. There was no one in the drawing-room, which was scented with early hyacinths, and pleasantly aglow with fire-light. Winnington closed the door, and they stood facing each other. Delia wanted to cry out to prevent him from speaking but she seemed struck dumb. He approached her.
"Yes, my daughter is old-fashioned," resumed the ex-judge, complacently, after a pause. "And I am grateful to Miss Johnson, who has trained her very well. If she were like some of the girls one sees now! Last year there was a young lady here Ach, Gott!" He raised his shoulders, with a contemptuous mouth. "Miss Blanchflower?" asked Winnington, turning towards the speaker with sudden interest.
Only two days before the debate, a glorious Reynolds in the National Gallery was all but hopelessly defaced by a girl of eighteen. Feeling throughout the country surged at a white-heat. Delia said little or nothing, but the hollows under her eyes grew steadily darker, and her cheeks whiter. Nor could Winnington, for all his increasing anxiety, devote himself to soothing or distracting her.
Then the Amberleys the Rector, his wife and daughter Susy were pleasant people "Susy is a particular friend of mine. It'll be jolly if you like her." "Oh, no, she won't take to me!" said Delia with decision. "Why not?" But Delia only shook her head, a little contemptuously. "We shall see," said Winnington. "Well, good night. Remember, anything I can do for you here I am."
People will credit us of the same stock: a pair of needy and reckless adventurers!" "Master Winnington, I was willing: I could do what I liked with myself without your leave; and I suppose Will Locke was equally independent," fired up Dulcie. "We'll never be mistaken for the same grain, Sam Winnington," declared Will Locke, with something like disdain.
Meanwhile through Delia's sleeping mind there swept scenes and images of fear. She grew restless, and as Lady Tonbridge slipped again into her chair by the fire, the girl woke suddenly with a long quivering sigh, a sound of pain, which provoked a quick movement of alarm in Winnington. But she very soon recovered her usual manner; and Winnington said good-night.
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