The matter would be in chancery for months, even years.

He could almost feel the gust of rage and disappointment that swept over the island--although not a word came from the lips of the sullen population.

The very silence was foreboding.
He did not visit the chateau during that perplexing week.

It was hard, but he resolutely kept to the path of duty, disdaining the pleasures that beckoned to him.

Every day he saw and talked with Britt and Saunders.