"We shall see what we shall see," tauntingly replied Boris, as he closed the door behind him.
But his remarks did not prevent Paul, when he retired, from promptly going to sleep.
CHAPTER XXI
uring the night Paul was awakened—for a moment he thought he heard the sound of some struggle in the hall outside his door, and the sound of excited whispers. Then a woman's voice, in low, forceful tones, penetrated the stillness, and Paul heard distinctly:
"Come away, for God's sake!"
Then all was still.
Verdayne was no coward—but his fingers closed instinctively on the butt of the revolver that he had placed within easy reach. Puzzled, he lay awake for a time in the darkness, but finally nothing further happening, he fell asleep once more.