18/22 "Has anything happened ?" "Much has happened, my dear lady," he returned quietly. "I am going to confide Miss Jacobi to your care for a few days;" and then very briefly but distinctly he gave her an account of Saul Jacobi's scheme--the intended marriage and Cedric's arrival at Gresham Gardens. "But for Miss Jacobi's noble behaviour," he continued, "this disgraceful plot would have been carried out. She has generously given him up, and I for one am deeply indebted to her." "Will you hide me for a few days, until I know what to do ?" asked Leah, fixing her great troubled eyes on the other woman's face. Mrs. |