I hear a low breath in the lime-tree——"
The sweet air, the tender words, snapped short together. Millicent sprang from her deck-chair, heard a fall as she ran, and found the governess in a swoon upon the schoolroom floor.
III
"What did he do?"
They were the first faint words that fell from the bloodless lips, and Millicent was much too thankful to think twice of their meaning. Besides, she had things to ask the governess. How was she now? Was her head too low? Had she hurt herself as she fell?
"What did he do?" repeated the faint voice a little less faintly.
"Dear, I will tell you in a minute——"
"Tell me now. What did he do? Did he—remember?"
Millicent did her best to describe the effect of the song upon the man. She omitted nothing.