We will call a truce for a few moments.

I am going to talk with my friend." He turned away, and Kate, with a sudden movement, sprang toward the fireplace and pulled the bell.

Cecil looked around and smiled contemptuously.
"It is well thought of," he remarked, "but unfortunately there is not a servant in the house.

Go on ringing it, if you like.

All that it can awake are the echoes." Kate dropped the rope and turned back towards Engleton.