5/9 If he tried to cross that Coupee again--in the condition he was in--" "He didn't go back to Peter's. Julie went there first of all to ask." "Good Lord, what can have become of him ?" The answer came unexpectedly round the corner of the house--Julie Hamon, in a state of utmost dishevelment and agitation, which turned instantly to venomous fury at the sight of Gard and Nance. Her dark face worked like a quicksand. Her skirts were wet to the waist. |