Chapter 34

           

           Igraspedherhandshard.

           "Whatisit?"—Ibegan;then,lookingroundIsawthatthehallwasfullofpanic-strickenservants,someofwhomcameforward,confusedlymurmuringtogetheraboutbeing‘afraid,’and‘notknowingwhattodo.’ImotionedthembackbyagestureandturnedagaintoMavisClare.

           "Tellmequickwhatiswrong?"

           "WefearsomethinghashappenedtoLadySibyl,"—sherepliedatonce—"Herroomsarelocked,andwecannotmakeherhear.Hermaidgotalarmed,andranovertomyhousetoaskmewhatwasbesttobedoneIcameatonce,andknockedandcalled,butcouldgetnoresponse.Youknowthewindowsaretoohightoreachfromthegroundthereisnoladderonthepremiseslongenoughforthepurposeandnoonecanclimbupthatsideofthebuilding.Ibeggedsomeoftheservantstobreakopenthedoorbyforcebuttheywouldnottheywereallafraid;andIdidnotliketoactonmyownresponsibility,soItelegraphedforyou——"

           Isprangawayfromherbeforeshehadfinishedspeakingandhurriedupstairsatonceoutsidethedooroftheante-roomwhichledintomywife’sluxurious‘suite’ofapartments,Ipausedbreathless.

           "Sibyl!"Icried.

           Therewasnotasound.Mavishadfollowedme,andstoodbymyside,tremblingalittle.Twoorthreeoftheservantshadalsocreptupthestairs,andwereclingingtothebanisters,listeningnervously.

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