Instantly, agitatedly,
she turned and called to him.
"Ned!" floated her silvery voice across the enclosed garden. And
again: "Ned! I want you at once, please."
Captain Tremayne rose. Grant was talking briskly at the time, his
intention being to cover Tremayne's retreat, which he himself
desired. Count Samoval's smouldering eyes were upon the captain,
and full of menace. But he could not be guilty of the rudeness of
interrupting Grant or of detaining Captain Tremayne when a lady
called him.
CHAPTER XI
THE CHALLENGE
Rebuke awaited Captain Tremayne at the hands of Lady O'Moy, and
it came as soon as they were alone together sauntering in the
thicket of pine and cork-oak on the slope of the hill below the
terrace.
"How thoughtless of you, Ned, to provoke Count Samoval at such a
time as this!"
"Did I provoke him? I thought it was the Count himself who was
provoking." Tremayne spoke lightly.
"But suppose anything were to happen to you? You know the man's
dreadful reputation."
Tremayne looked at her kindly. This apparent concern for himself
touched him. "My dear Una, I hope I can take care of myself, even
against so formidable a fellow; and after all a man must take his
chances a soldier especially.
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