She had become an object of mark in her mountain home, and the mountaineers regarded her with malevolent looks, in which aversion, not to say hatred, formed the chief ingredient.
They did not attempt to molest her, or offer any positive insult, but she was duly impressed with the fact that there was a general feeling of discontent and animosity towards her in consequence of the part she had played in the sanguinary drama.
No. 72.
“HILLOA THERE, I’VE COTCHED HIM,” CRIED MR. ASHBROOK TO THE DETECTIVE.
Theresa Trieste had lost her parent, and she was left alone in the world, with no other protector than Lord Ethalwood.
To remain any longer in the chateau at the foot of the Jura mountains was therefore quite out of the question.
She therefore gladly acceded to the request of Lord Reginald, and made preparations to take a speedy departure from the home which had now no longer any charms for her.
She believed, as many other women have done under similar circumstances, in the honour and integrity of her seducer. Any way she had no other alternative than to trust to his good faith and consideration.
She hastened at once to England, and upon her arrival at Dover she dispatched a letter to Broxbridge, making him acquainted with the fact.