With a shudder Barbara turned and left him.
CHAPTER XXXIII[ToC]
EQUALITY
Barbara asked Wolf for permission to visit Norman in prison.
The Regent shook his head.
"No, my little beauty, it's not wise. I promise you that not a hair of his head shall be harmed. He is safe and well. If you wish to test my power, try to bribe my guards and see him."
Day after day Barbara sought in vain to gain admittance to the jail, send or receive a message from within. Her lover had disappeared as completely as if the earth had opened and swallowed his body.