'I'll shut it,' she said, taking a step forward.
She was arrested by Wemyss's voice. 'Confound it!' he cried. 'Can't you leave it alone?'
She stopped dead. He had never spoken to her like that before. She had never heard that voice before. It seemed to hit her straight on the heart.
'Don't interfere,' he said, very loud.
She was frozen where she stood.
'Tiresome woman,' he said, still ringing.
She looked at him. He was looking at her.
'Who?' she breathed.
'You.'
Her heart seemed to stop beating. She gave a little gasp, and turned her head to right and left like something trapped, something searching for escape. Everard—where was her Everard? Why didn't he come and take care of her? Come and take her away—out of that room—out of that room——