I think it's his cough." Madelon paled and shivered, and turned away as she spoke, for the horror of her deed and the forced pity came over her again.
Her father caught her by the arm as she would have gone out of the room.
"Look ye here," he said, "is this the whole truth of it?
We've got a right to know.

Be ye going to marry him in a month's time ?" Madelon looked at him proudly.

"I am going to marry him in a month's time, and I am not afraid to face all the truth in the world.

Let me go, father." When she was gone the father and sons stood staring at one another.
There was on all their faces an under meaning to which not one would give tongue.
Richard jostled Louis's shoulder.

"Suppose--" he whispered, looking at him with dismayed and suspicious eyes.
"Hush up!" returned Louis, roughly, and swung across to the shelf for his candle.
"If I thought--" began David, with force; then stopped, shaking his old head.