45/46 Then, quite suddenly, he snatched up a candlestick to hurl at Mr.Caryll.But he had it wrenched from his hands ere he could launch it. "My friends shall wait on you to-night," he repeated. "I shall endeavor to make them welcome." His lordship nodded stupidly, and strode to the door. His departure was observed in silence. On every face he read his sentence. |