He's suffered the tortures of the damned. Oh, I hope you'll suffer
as he's suffered!'
'I wonder that you blame me,' said Margaret. 'You ought to be rather
grateful.'
'Why?'
'You're not going to deny that you've loved him passionately from the
first day you saw him? Do you think I didn't see that you cared for him
in Paris? You care for him now more than ever.'
Susie felt suddenly sick at heart. She had never dreamt that her secret
was discovered. Margaret gave a bitter little laugh and walked past her.
12
Arthur Burdon spent two or three days in a state of utter uncertainty,
but at last the idea he had in mind grew so compelling as to overcome all
objections. He went to the Carlton and asked for Margaret. He had learnt
from the porter that Haddo was gone out and so counted on finding her
alone. A simple device enabled him to avoid sending up his name. When he
was shown into her private room Margaret was sitting down. She neither
read nor worked.
'You told me I might call upon you,' said Arthur.
She stood up without answering, and turned deathly pale.
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