"Oh, my dear," she cried in a shaking voice, "I am so lonely and so tired!"
He stood, neither advancing nor retreating, staring at her appealing presence with distracted eyes.
Before either spoke, Rose Lyndwood entered the room.
CHAPTER IX
MY LORD'S ADJUSTMENT
"Ye are a long time writing this letter," said the Earl, closing the door; then he saw his wife as she stood in the shadows of the bookcase, huddled together.
For a second there was complete silence; then my lord spoke.
"Why did you not come into the withdrawing-room, madam? I thought you upstairs."