Send me your address, care of Mr.Forbes, and I'll let you know when I want you again." "If it's a matter of holdin' out against them--" Bates intended making a declaration of war, but his employer broke in emphatically.
"I want you to obey my orders fully and unquestionably," he said.

Bates promptly became the well-trained valet once more.
"Yes, sir," he said.

"Your portmanteau will be ready in ten minutes.
Half an hour later me an' Mrs.Bates will leave for my cousin's place in Hampshire." Theydon returned to the sitting room.

His sister's face was white with fear, but he threw restraint to the winds.
"Mollie," he said, placing his hands on her shoulders, "you are very dear to me, but there is one woman in the world who, if fate proves kind, may yet be dearer.

She is in danger.