10/24 You were wondering if my kinsman resembles them. How long do we stay here ?" Deringham glanced at her covertly, and noticed the faint sparkle in her eyes and the scornful set of her lips. "That depends," he said, "partly upon our kinsman's attitude, for if he offered us hospitality we should probably stay a little. You were also right, my dear, as usual." The girl's pose grew a trifle more rigid, and the fingers of one hand seemed to close vindictively. "It is grotesque--almost horrible, isn't it ?" she said. |