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Lucilletoreitintosmallpieceswithoutaword。LadyCareywaitedforaremarkfromherinvain。
“I，too，“shesaidatlast，“havehadsometelegrams。Ihavebeenhesitatingwhethertoshowthemtoyouornot。Perhapsyouhadbetterseethem。“
Sheproducedthemandspreadthemout。ThefirstwasdatedaboutthesametimeastheoneLucillehadreceived。
“HaveseenS。withmessagefromLucille。Fearquiteuseless，ashebelievesworst。“
Thesecondwasalittlelonger。
“HavejustheardS。hasleftforLiverpool，andhasengagedberthinCampania，sailingto-morrow。BreaknewstoLucilleifyouthinkwell。
Havewiredhimbeggingreturn，andpromisingfullexplanation。“
“Ifthese，“Lucillesaidcalmly，“belongedtomeIshouldtreatthemasIhavemyown。“
“Whatdoyoumean？“
“Ishouldtearthemup。“
LadyCareyshruggedhershoulderswiththeairofonewhofindsfurtherargumenthopeless。
“Ishallhavenomoretosaytoyou，Lucille，onthissubject，“shesaid。“Youareimpossible。Inafewdaysyouwillbeforcedtocomeroundtomypointofview。Iwillwaittillthen。Andinthemeantime，ifyouthinkIamgoingtotrampupanddownthosesloppydecksandgazeattheseayouareverymuchmistaken。Iamgoingtoliedownlikeacivilizedbeing，andtryandgetanap。Youhadbetterdothesame。“
Lucillelaughed。
“Formypart，“shesaid，“Ifindanypartofthesteamerexceptthedeckintolerable。Iamgoingnowinsearchofsomefreshair。
ShallIsendyourwomanalong？“
LadyCareynodded，forjustthenthesteamergaveaviolentlurch，andshewasnotfeelingtalkative。LucillewentoutsideandwalkedupanddownuntilthelightsofCalaiswereinsight。Allthetimeshefeltconsciousoftheobservationofasmallmancladinahugemackintosh，whosepeakedcapcompletelyobscuredhisfeatures。Astheywereenteringtheharbourshepurposelystoodbyhisside。Heheldontotherailwithonehandandturnedtowardsher。
“Ithasbeenquitearoughpassage，hasitnot？“heremarked。
Shenodded。
“Ihavecrossed，“shesaid，“whenithasbeenmuchworse。Idonotmindsolongasonemaycomeondeck。“
“Yourfriend，“heremarked，“isperhapsnotsogoodasailor？“
“Ibelieve，“Lucillesaid，“thatshesuffersagreatdeal。Ijustlookedinather，andshewascertainlyuncomfortable。“
Thelittlemangrippedtherailandheldontohiscapwiththeotherhand。
“YouaregoingtoParis？“heasked。
Lucillenodded。
“Yes。“
Theywereinsmootherwaternow。Hewasabletorelaxhisgripoftherail。HeturnedtowardsLucille，andshesawhimforthefirsttimedistinctly-athin，wizened-uplittleman，withshrewdkindlyeyes，andalongdeeplycutmouth。
“Itrust，“hesaid，“thatyouwillnotthinkmeimpertinent，butitoccurredtomethatyouhavenoticedsomeapparentinterestofmineinyourmovementssinceyouarrivedontheboat。“
Lucillenodded。
“Itistrue，“sheanswered。“ThatiswhyIcameandstoodbyyourside。Whatdoyouwantwithme？“
“Nothing，madam，“heanswered。“Iamherealtogetherinyourinterests。IfyoushouldwanthelpIshallbesomewherenearyouforthenextfewhours。Donothesitatetoappealtome。Mymissionhereistobeyourprotectorshouldyouneedone。“
Lucille’seyesgrewbright，andherheartbeatquickly。
“Tellme，“shesaid，“whosentyou？“
Hesmiled。
“Ithinkthatyouknow，“heanswered。“OnewhoIcanassureyouwillneverallowyoutosufferanyharm。Ihaveexceededmyinstructionsinspeakingtoyou，b
