'How did thy mind get filled with such as this ?' he asked.
'One of my kindred came.' 'A traitor! Why should he mar our life?
Ah! you said you had a brother at sea--where is he now ?' 'Here!' came from close behind him.

And flinging open the door, Roger faced the intruder.

'Liar!' he said, 'to call thyself her husband!' Sir John fired up, and made a rush at the sailor, who seized him by the collar, and in the wrestle they both fell, Roger under.

But in a few seconds he contrived to extricate his right arm, and drawing from his belt a knife which he wore attached to a cord round his neck he opened it with his teeth, and struck it into the breast of Sir John stretched above him.

Edith had during these moments run into the next room to place the child in safety, and when she came back the knight was relaxing his hold on Roger's throat.