This gesture, if not his words, reached her understanding.

The lawyer saw her sway, fling back her young head with its disheveled locks to the night, and fall moaning pitifully to the ground.

Here she lay still, with the wet grass all about her and the last lingering drops of rain beating on her huddled form.
Mr.Harper started to raise her, for Ransom stood petrified.

But no sooner had the lawyer made his presence known by this impetuous movement, than Ransom woke from his trance and, darting down, lifted the girl in his arms and began moving with her towards the house.

As he passed the lawyer he muttered between set teeth: "She's caused me all my misery.