"Stay where you are, Leicester. You don't want to show yourself to this crowd. I'll get out, and make inquiries."
He leapt out of the carriage, and then closed the door with a bang, while Leicester sat inside.
"Great God, what can it mean?" he said again and again.
CHAPTER X
THE WEDDING-DAY
A few minutes later Winfield returned. He entered the carriage without a word. He seemed stunned by what he had heard.
"What is it, Winfield?—tell me."
Winfield looked thoughtful, he seemed at a loss what to do or to say. Then he opened the carriage window.
"Drive on," he said to the coachman.