You must
come with me now. When you're out of his hands, you'll soon regain your
calmness of mind. You need never see him again. If you're afraid, you
shall be hidden from him, and lawyers shall arrange everything between
you.'
'I daren't.'
'But I promise you that you can come to no harm. Be reasonable. We're in
London now, surrounded by people on every side. How do you think he can
touch you while we drive through the crowded streets? I'll take you
straight to Susie. In a week you'll laugh at the idle fears you had.'
'How do you know that he is not in the room at this moment, listening to
all you say?'
The question was so sudden, so unexpected, that Arthur was startled. He
looked round quickly.
'You must be mad. You see that the room is empty.'
'I tell you that you don't know what powers he has. Have you ever heard
those old legends with which nurses used to frighten our childhood, of
men who could turn themselves into wolves, and who scoured the country at
night?' She looked at him with staring eyes. 'Sometimes, when he's come
in at Skene in the morning, with bloodshot eyes, exhausted with fatigue
and strangely discomposed, I've imagined that he too .
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