He followed them into the library, leading Grace after him by the hand.

Before closing the door he paused, and looked back into the dining-room.
"Is she recovering ?" he asked, after a moment's hesitation.
Lady Janet's voice answered him.

"Not yet." "Shall I send for the nearest doctor ?" Horace interposed.

He declined to let Julian associate himself, even in that indirect manner, with Mercy's recovery.
"If the doctor is wanted," he said, "I will go for him myself." Julian closed the library door.

He absently released Grace; he mechanically pointed to a chair.