"Nothing more?" And his voice came nearer.
"A few trifles."
"They are under lock and key, I suppose?"
"We do not carry relics about with us."
"There is the conductor; I must go. Turn your face toward me more."
I obeyed him, and our eyes met. His searching gaze made me shiver.
"I have been married," he said, and his eyes were unflinching, "and my wife is dead."
All the lights went down, I thought; I struck out my arm to find
Leonora, who caught it and pressed it down.
"I must get out," I said; and I walked up the alley to the door without stumbling.
I knew that I was fainting or dying; as I had never fainted, I did not know which. Redmond carried me through the cloak-room and put me on a sofa.