She did not offer to shake hands, nor did I. I think of all the women I had ever met, I detested her the most.
I watched her walk down the drive with short, mincing steps and get into a fly. Then I went to the door of my father’s room and knocked.
CHAPTER XIII
FOR VENGEANCE
I knocked at the door twice before there was any answer. Then I heard my father’s voice from the other end of the room.
“Is that you, Kate?”
“Yes,” I answered. “Can I come in?”
The door was not immediately unlocked.
“Has she gone?” he asked.