We--I--thought you might be interested in your people; you might want to help." She gave a short little nod.

There was a suggestion of suspense in her whole being and attitude, as if she were waiting to hear something which she knew could not be avoided.
"A few years ago," he went on, "a gigantic scheme was set on foot.

I told you a little about it--the Charity League." Her lips moved, but no sound came from them, so she nodded a second time.

A tiny carriage-clock on the mantel-piece struck seven, and she looked up in a startled way, as if the sound had frightened her.

The castle was quite still.