2/20 Where is he ?" "In his room." The lad hurried on, and entered through a door way on his left, to where, in an oaken-panelled room, a stern, slightly grey, military-looking man sat poring over an old book, but looked up directly the lad entered. "Visitors." "Visitors? Who are they ?" "Captain Purlrose and his men." "Purlrose!" cried Sir Morton, with a look of angry disgust. "Here ?" "Yes, father," said Ralph, watching keenly the impression made by his words. "Waiting at the foot of the steps." "Bah! I thought the drunken, bullying scoundrel was dead and gone years ago. |