She had dropped on her knees by the side of the sofa. Her face was flushed and agitated, and her eyes met mine in a wild bewildered manner. I started the instant I saw her.
“What has happened?” I asked. “What has frightened you?”
She looked round at the half-open door, put her lips close to my ear, and answered in a whisper—
“Marian!—the figure at the lake—the footsteps last night—I’ve just seen her! I’ve just spoken to her!”
She had dropped on her knees by the side of the sofa. Her face was flushed and agitated, and her eyes met mine in a wild bewildered manner. I started the instant I saw her.
“What has happened?” I asked. “What has frightened you?”
She looked round at the half-open door, put her lips close to my ear, and answered in a whisper—
“Marian!—the figure at the lake—the footsteps last night—I’ve just seen her! I’ve just spoken to her!”
