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be mad。' 

     She had spoken loud enough to be heard。                   Stung by the insult�察�Mrs。 

Ferrari   instantly   answered   her�此      �'I   am   no   more   drunk   or   mad   than   you 

are��' 

     'No��'     said   Lady    Montbarry。        'Then     you    are   only   insolent�拭    �The 

ignorant     English     mind    ��I  have    observed��     is  apt  to  be   insolent    in  the 

exercise   of   unrestrained   English   liberty。        This   is   very   noticeable   to   us 

foreigners among you people in the streets。                Of course I can't be insolent 

to   you�察  �in  return。    I   hardly   know   what   to     say   to   you。   My   maid   was 

imprudent       in   admitting     you    so  easily    to  my    room。     I  suppose     your 

respectable       appearance      misled     her。    I    wonder     who     you    are�拭   �You 

mentioned   the       name   of   a   courier   who    left   us  very   strangely。    Was    he 

married by any chance�拭           �Are you his wife�拭        �And do you know where he 

is��' 

     Mrs。    Ferrari's    indignation     burst   its  way   through     all  restraints。   She 

advanced to the  sofa�察  �she  feared nothing�察 �in   the  fervour   and   rage   of her 

reply。 

     'I am his widowand you know it�察�you wicked woman� �Ah� �it was an 

evil    hour   when     Miss   Lockwood        recommended        my    husband     to   be  his 

lordship's courier��' 

     Before she could add another word�察�Lady Montbarry sprang from the 

sofa with the stealthy suddenness of a catseized her by both shoulders 

and   shook   her   with   the   strength   and   frenzy   of   a   madwoman。        'You   lie� �

you   lie�   �you   lie��'  She   dropped   her   hold   at   the   third   repetition   of   the 

accusation�察�and threw up her hands wildly with a gesture of despair。 'Oh�察�

Jesu Maria� �is it possible��' she cried。             'Can the courier have come to me 



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through   that   woman��'         She   turned   like   lightning   on   Mrs。   Ferrari�察  �and 

stopped her as she was escaping from the room。 'Stay here�察�you foolstay 

here�察�and answer me�            �If   you   cry out�察�as sure   as the heavens are   above 

you�察    �I'll  strangle   you   with    my    own    hands。    Sit  down     againand      fear 

nothing。      Wretch�       �It  is  I  who    am   frightened      frightened     out  of   my 

senses。      Confess   that   you   lied�察  �when   you   used   Miss   Lockwood's   name 

just now�       �No�     �I don't believe you on your oath�察�I will believe nobody 

but   Miss   Lockwood   herself。          Where   does   she   live�拭  �Tell   me   that�察  �you 

noxious stinging little insectand you may go。' Terrified as she was�察�Mrs。 

Ferrari   hesitated。      Lady   Montbarry   lifted   her   hands   threateningly�察  �with 

the   long�察  �lean�察  �yellow´white   fingers   outspread   and   crooked   at   the   tips。 

Mrs。   Ferrari   shrank   at   the   sight   of   them�察  �and   gave   the   address。     Lady 

Montbarry   pointed   contemptuously   to   the   doorthen   changed   her   mind。 

'No�   �not   yet�   �you   will   tell   Miss   Lockwood   what   has   happened�察  �and   she 

may refuse to see me。 I will go there at once�察�and you shall go with me。 

As   far   as   the   house   not   inside   of   it。 Sit   down   again。   I   am   going   to 

ring for my maid。 Turn your back to the dooryour cowardly face is not fit 

to be seen��' 

     She rang the bell。        The maid appeared。 

     'My cloak and bonnetinstantly��' 

     The maid produced the cloak and bonnet from the bedroom。 

     'A cab at the doorbefore I can count ten��' 

     The   maid   vanished。        Lady   Montbarry   surveyed   herself   in   the   glass�察�

and wheeled round again�察�with her cat´like suddenness�察�to Mrs。 Ferrari。 

     'I   look   more   than   half   dead   already�察  �don't   I��'   she   said   with   a   grim 

outburst of irony。        'Give me your arm。' 

     She took Mrs。 Ferrari's arm�察�and left the room。                  'You have nothing to 

fear�察  �so   long   as   you   obey��'   she   whispered�察  �on   the   way   downstairs。   'You 

leave me at Miss Lockwood's door�察�and never see me again。' 

     In the hall they were met by the landlady of the hotel。 Lady Montbarry 

graciously presented her companion。 'My good friend Mrs。 Ferrari�察�I am so 

glad to have seen her。' The landlady accompanied them to the door。                          The 

cab was waiting。 'Get in first�察�good Mrs。 Ferrari��' said her ladyship�察�'and 



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tell the man where to go。' 

     They were driven away。          Lady Montbarry's variable humour changed 

again。 With a low groan of misery�察�she threw herself back in the cab。 Lost 

in her own dark thoughts�察�as careless of the woman whom she had bent to 

her iron will as if no such person sat by her side�察�she preserved a sinister 

silence�察�until they reached the house where Miss Lockwood lodged。                      In 

an instant�察�she roused herself to action。 She opened the door of the cab�察�

and closed it again on Mrs。 Ferrari�察�before the driver could get off his box。 

     'Take that lady a mile farther on her way home��' she said�察�as she paid 

the man his fare。       The next moment she had knocked at the house´door。 

'Is   Miss   Lockwood       at  home��'     'Yes�察  �ma'am。'    She    stepped    over   the 

thresholdthe door closed on her。 

     'Which way�察�ma'am��' asked the driver of the cab。 

     Mrs。 Ferrari put her hand to her head�察�and tried to collect her thoughts。 

Could she leave her friend and benefactress helpless at Lady Montbarry's 

mercy�拭     �She   was   still vainly  endeavouring   to   decide on   the   course   that 

she ought to followwhen a gentleman�察�stopping at Miss Lockwood's door�察�

happened to look towards the cab´window�察�and saw her。 

     'Are you going to call on Miss Agnes too��'he asked。 

     It was Henry Westwick。          Mrs。 Ferrari clasped her hands in gratitude 

as she recognised him。 

     'Go in�察�sir��' she cried。    'Go in�察�directly。     That dreadful woman is with 

Miss Agnes。       Go and protect her��' 

     'What woman��'        Henry asked。 

     The   answer     literally   struck   him   speechless。   With    amazement      and 

indignation in his face�察 �he looked at Mrs。  Ferrari as   she pronounced the 

hated   name   of   'Lady   Montbarry。'     'I'll   see   to   it��'   was   all   he   said。 He 

knocked at the house´door�察�and he too�察�in his turn�察�was let in。 



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                               CHAPTER XI 



       
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