43/74 I am in no temper to listen to you. I warn you once and for all, keep away from me; beware of me. Go and do the work you came to do; but remember this, father, if harm comes to him I will take my own life, and my blood shall be upon your soul." "My God, Malcolm, what does she mean ?" asked Sir George, touched with fear by the strength of his daughter's threat. "Has she lost her wits ?" "No," the girl quickly responded, "I have only just found them." Sir George continued to question Dorothy, but he received no further response from her. |