Lilith grew cold as death, but did not reply.
The baroness, too full of the subject, and of her own possible fortunes in connection with it, failed to notice her companion’s silence, and went on eagerly to say:
“Yes, I first saw the announcement of his appointment, and of his intended voyage on the Kron Prinz, in the Pursuivant of Tuesday morning. And I saw something more in connection with his history that surprised me very much—something that seemed to render it indelicate, embarrassing, and even improper for me to make this sea voyage in his company. But we shall be sure to meet on the other side. And that meeting will probably decide our destinies. For now, my dear, we are both free!”
CHAPTER XIII
LILITH REVEALS HERSELF
There was a time when meadow, grove and spring
The earth and every common sight,
To her did seem
Appareled in celestial light,
The glory and the freshness of a dream.
It is not now as it hath been before;