I raised my voice in hopes that the man might hear me and come no nearer, but the stupid fellow had waxed so confident that he came right in and stood amazed.
"You!"
"You!" he said; and Tom answered, "You!"
So they stood and glared at one another.
"I thought you were in a safe place," said Tom, swinging round to me.
"She is in no danger from me," said the man.
"Are you so foolish as to think so?" asked Tom.
"If you keep your mouth shut she is in no danger," was the answer.
"That may be," said Tom. Yet he turned to me and said, "You must come away from here."
"I have nowhere to go to—and I will not leave Mrs. Gaunt."