“She is not herself. Lead her away; see her to her home.” And that the others might hear, and profit as well, he added, in a higher key, “Deference to a woman is always due.”
And to those words, which were to found chivalry and banish the boor, Judas led Mary from the room.
CHAPTER VI.
VI.
“Are you better?”
The road that skirted the lake had branched to the left, and there an easy ascent led to the hill beyond. On both sides were carpets of flowers and of green, and slender larches that held their arms and hid the sky. Above, an eagle circled, and on the lake a sail flapped idly.
“Yes, I am better,” Mary answered.