44/45 He has put away a brilliant career, but, my good brother Cos, he has left to him your hospitality, and you will not be neglectful." Cos sank back in his chair and laughed. The two laughs were unlike, one heavy and angry, and the other light and gay, but their effect upon Ned was precisely the same. He felt a cold shiver at the roots of his hair, but he was yet silent, and stood before them waiting. "You have missed your opportunity and it will not come again." Ned turned away without a word. |