"Very well," he said, and set her free. "Till to-night!"
She turned from him in silence and opened the door. He stood motionless,
with hands clenched at his sides, and watched her.
She went down the passage without haste and reached the outer door. She
opened it without fumbling, and in a moment Saltash's debonair accents
came to him.
"Ah, _Juliette_! You are ready? Has your good husband got back yet? Ah,
there you are, sir! I have called to offer you and _madame_ a lift. I am
going your way."
He came sauntering up the passage with the royal assurance characteristic
of him, and held out his hand to Dick with malicious cordiality.
"I come as a friend, Romeo. Do you know you're very late? Have you only
just got back?"
Juliet's eyes were upon Dick. She saw his momentary hesitation before he
took the proffered hand.
Saltash saw it also and grinned appreciatively. "Well, what news? What
did Yardley have to say?"
"I didn't see him," Dick said briefly.
"No? How was that?"
Dick shrugged his shoulders. "Merely because he wasn't there. I can't
tell you why, for I don't know. I waited about all day--to no purpose."
"Drew a blank!" commented Saltash.
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