There was a pause before his words came.
CHAPTER V.
IN THE TEMPLE.
A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
At last the words came.
"You seem to be unwell; can I be of assistance to you in any way?"
She started, opened her eyes wide, and stared in the speaker's face.
It was not her father!