10/16 I am safe enough," Dorothea assured him. "The folks in the house will give me shelter, if necessary." The Vicomte lifted his hat. "I will return and report promptly, if the affair be serious." But it was not serious. The tumult died down, and Dorothea with her riding-switch was guarding the half-cut steak from a predatory dog when the Vicomte and the butcher returned together. "There has been no bloodshed, though bloodshed was challenged. |