’ Hilary’s brows shot up. The doctor expected her to seize upon the subtle inference that there was something furtive, even criminal, in the manner the patient set this obligation upon humanity at large, to look after him in the event of his death. “Splendid you are looking to-day, Miss Stanley,” he said. Next instant he had her immobilised, her hands behind her back, her chest crushed to his, the white veil slipping once again. “You must tell me the truth, and I will see that no harm comes to you. But with Gosse and the woman in prison here, there is always the chance that the whole affair may be raked up all over again. ‘I suppose this is the cavalier you had with you when you—er—attended the ball the other night?’ ‘Jacques is very useful to me,’ Melusine confirmed, bestowing that same radiant smile on the young man, whose features were instantly suffused with scarlet. You have never seen the child within your arms perishing from hunger, and no relief to be obtained. . “We parted— that night the best of friends. For the young, immortality must seem promising, even wonderful! The grass is always greener on the other side. It was not due to shyness: it was the inherent instinct of the Woman, a protective fear that she must retain some elements of mystery in order to hold the interest of the male.
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