"You promise, then?"
"Yes, yes--I promise."
He is about to seal the promise, she being at his mercy, when Lady Temple moves restlessly, and opens her eyes. He has barely time to slip behind the curtains at the head of the bed before the sick lady speaks.
"Is that you, Miss Marston?"
"Yes, Lady Temple."
"I thought I heard voices!"
"I have this moment come in."
"I went to sleep without taking my medicine, Miss Marston. Why did you let me go to sleep without it?"
"You fell asleep suddenly, Lady Temple, and I thought it best not to wake you."
"Give it to me now."