“The Emperor Julian.”
“Oh! the Emperor Julian! Well, he was an apostate but then, you know, he meant what he was about. He didn’t even do it for a woman.”
“For a woman!” cried Lucy. “What man would for a woman?”
“I would.”
“You, Lord Mountfalcon?”
“Yes. I’d turn Catholic to-morrow.”
“You make me very unhappy if you say that, my lord.”
“Then I’ll unsay it.”
Lucy slightly shuddered. She put her hand upon the bell to ring for lights.
“Do you reject a convert, Mrs. Feverel?” said the nobleman.