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Then she opened her eyes and looked up at him. There was no more dreaming! The old, miserable passion flooded his heart and senses. His feet were upon the earth again! The whole world of those strange, poignant sensations, stronger because of their late coming, welled up within him. "Berenice!"
"My dear Lady Vincent, I only learned this morning of your arrival in town, and presuming upon my slight connection with the family of the present Earl of Hurstmonceux, I have ventured to call on you and claim a sort of relationship," said Berenice kindly. "Your ladyship is very good, and I am very glad to see you," said Claudia cordially.
Hannah bent her head in painful thought. To grant Lady Hurstmonceux's prayer would be to break her vow, by virtually acknowledging the parentage of Ishmael and betraying Herman Brudenell and without effecting any real good to the lady or the child, since in all human probability the child's hours were already numbered. "Hannah! will you speak to me?" pleaded Berenice. "Yes, my lady.
Is there any small misunderstanding which a common friend such as I trust I may call myself might help to smooth away?" Berenice regarded him thoughtfully. "It is strange," she said, "that you should talk to me like this, you who are certainly responsible for any estrangement there may be between Mr. Mannering and myself. Please answer me this question. Why do you wish us to be friends?"
Following Ellison, he was bustled down a long, narrow passage, across a bare wilderness of boards and odd pieces of scenery, to the door of a room immediately behind the stage. As Ellison raised his fingers to knock, it was opened from the inside, and Berenice came out wrapped from head to foot in a black satin coat, and with a piece of white lace twisted around her hair.
"Assure Nicanor, for me, that I shall come out of Jerusalem one day. Dead or alive, I shall do it! You need not add that I did not specify the date of my exodus. What is the word?" "Berenice. And Jove help you! Farewell." Titus rode on. A little later, after a parley with the Roman sentries and again with the sentries at the Gate of Hippicus, the Maccabee was admitted to the Holy City.
It was ten o'clock, however, before the family assembled at the breakfast table, where they were engaged in discussing the affair of the previous night, and in each maintaining his or her own opinion as to its character; Claudia persisting that it was the Viscount Vincent in person that she had seen; Berenice contending that it was a dream; and the judge hesitating between two opinions; Ishmael silent.
After the meal was over, they sat out upon the shaded balcony and sipped their coffee and liqueurs, Fergusson and Berenice wrapt in the discussion of many details of the work which lay before them, whilst Matravers, with an effort which he carefully concealed, talked continually with Adelaide Robinson.
She must see that her fate was in his hands, but oh! if she would only surrender, how swiftly every dollar of his vast fortune should be piled humbly at her feet. She should have her heart's desire, if money would buy it. She could say to him go, and he would go; come, and he would come. "Berenice," he said, getting up, "I know what you think.
They have always treated me fairly." "They always will," said Erma. "They have never treated me fairly," said Berenice. "Every one I meet always tries to make something from me or treats me unfairly." Erma laughed and the girls followed her fashion. "They always will, Berenice," she said. "People always find what they are looking for. You always find in every place just what you carry there.
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