15/30 I came here in search of employment--something in a newspaper. Then, this morning, I watched you and followed you." "What do you want ?" "That's a strange question, I think." "You know there can't be anything between us." "I don't see that." He breathed hard; his eyes never moved from her face. Lilian, nerved by despair, spoke in almost a steady voice; but the landscape around her was veiled in mist; she saw only the visage which her memory had identified with repugnance and dread. I give you it all." "No, I don't ask for your money," Northway answered, with resentment. |