But he did
not know that neither her sister nor her father had ever seen her in
such mood, and that she had never so seen herself.
"You shall not remember it," he said to her.
"I will not," she answered, recovering herself. "But for one moment all
the awful hours rushed back. Tell me the rest."
"We did not know that the blunder had been made until a messenger from
Dole rode over to inquire and bring messages of condolence. Then we
understood what had occurred and I own a sort of frenzy seized me. I
knew I must see you, and, though the doctors were horribly nervous, they
dare not hold me back. The day before it would not have been believed
that I could leave my room. You were crying out to me, and though I did
not know, I was answering, body and soul. Penzance knew I must have my
way when I spoke to him--mad as it seemed. When I rode through Stornham
village, more than one woman screamed at sight of me. I shall not be
able to blot out of my mind your sister's face. She will tell you what
we said to each other. I rode away from the Court quite half mad----"
his voice became very gentle, "because of something she had told me in
the first wild moments."
Lady Anstruthers had spent the night moving restlessly from one room
to another, and had not been to bed when they rode side by side up the
avenue in the early morning sunlight.
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