Husband and wife one! She shrank back.

Were they one?
An overmastering desire was on her.

It seemed terrible to wait, when here before her was news of David, of life or death.

Suddenly she put out her hand and drew the Cyprus paper over the Egyptian document, so that she might not see it.
As she did so the door opened on her, and Eglington entered.

He had seen the swift motion of her hand, and again a look peculiar to him crossed his face, enigmatical, cynical, not pleasant to see.
She turned on him slowly, and he was aware of her inward distress to some degree, though her face was ruled to quietness.
He nodded at her and smiled.