24/32 Roscoe followed her heavily, his eyes on the ground. Neither was the vicious gesture of the bandaged hand, which concluded its orbit in the direction of the door in a manner sufficient for the swift dispersal of George and Jackson and several female servants who hovered behind Mrs. They fled lightly. "Look at your hand! You'd oughtn't to been so rough with Edie; you hurt your hand on her shoulder. Look!" There was, in fact, a spreading red stain upon the bandages at the tips of the fingers, and Sheridan put his hand back in the sling. |