re you here for?"

What she answered we failed to hear; she was certainly crying. Marmaduke
stamped on the pavement like a man beside himself--took her roughly by
the arm, and led her into the house.

Before I could utter a word, Felicia left me and flew headlong down the
stairs.

She was in time to hear the dining-room locked. Following her, I
prevented the poor jealous creature from making a disturbance at the
door. God forgive me--not knowing how else to quiet her--I degraded
myself by advising her to listen to what they said. She instantly
opened the door of the back dining-room, and beckoned to me to follow.
I naturally hesitated. "I shall go mad," she whispered, "if you leave me
by myself!" What could I do? I degraded myself the second time. For my
own child--in pity for my own child!

We heard them, through the flimsy modern folding-doors, at those times
when he was most angry, and she most distracted. That is to say, we
heard them when they spoke in their loudest tones.

"How did you find out where I live?" says he. "Oh, you're ashamed of
me?" says she. "Mr. Helmsley was with us yesterday evening. That's how I
found out!" "What do you mean?" "I mean that Mr. Helmsley had your card
and address in his pocket. Ah, you were obliged to give your address
when you had to clear up that matter of the bracelet! You cruel,
cruel man, what have I done to deserve such a note as you sent me this
morning?" "Do what the note tells you!" "Do what the note tells me?
Did anybody ever hear a man talk so, out of a lunatic asylum? Why,
you haven't even the grace to carry out your own wicked deception--you
haven't even gone to bed!" There the voices grew less angry, and
we missed what followed. Soon the lady burst out again, piteously
entreating him this time. "Oh, Marmy, don't ruin me! Has anybody
offended you? Is there anything you wish to have altered? Do you want
more money? It is too cruel to treat me in this way--it is indeed!" He
made some answer, which we were not able to hear; we could only suppose
that he had upset her temper again. She went on louder than ever "I've
begged and prayed of you--and you're as hard as iron. I've told you
about the Prince--and _that_ has had no effect on you. I have done now.
We'll see what the doctor says." He got angry, in his turn; we heard him
again. "I won't see the doctor!" "Oh, you refuse to see the doctor?--I
shall make your refusal known--and if there's law in England, you shall
fe