13/35 One is dead, the other two will die. You must stop it, or I shall have half-a-dozen more to-night. Go into the meeting, and curse the cur to his face!" "I cannot," cried Frank, with a gesture of despair, "I cannot!" "Ah, your cloth forbids you, I suppose, to enter the non-conformist opposition shop." "You are unjust, Thurnall! What are such rules at a moment like this? But I cannot speak to these people. I have no eloquence--no readiness--they do not trust me--would not believe me--God help me!" and Frank covered his face with his hands, and burst into tears. |