Tuppencewasabouttoprotest, , hereyeshalf-open, withsuchanexpressionofmingledfearandmalevolenceonherfacethatitquitefrozethewordsonherlips.
Foramomentshewonderedwhetherthefaintandtheheartattackhadbeenagiganticsham, , .
"Well," saidJulius, "Iguesswe'dbettermakeamoveoutofhereanyway."
'spulse.
"Perfectlysatisfactory," hesaidinalowvoicetoTuppence."She'llbeabsolutelyallrightafteranight'srest."
.
"Don't—leave—" sheseemedunabletoproceed,murmuringsomethingthatsoundedlike "sleepy." Thenshetriedagain.
.
"Mr.—Brown—" Thevoicestopped.
Butthehalf-closedeyesseemedstilltosendanagonizedmessage.
Movedbyasuddenimpulse, thegirlsaidquickly:
"Ishan'.
:"?" … Half-ashamedofherself,—ofcourse! -place.
, thisgivingwaytonerves! .
"Lockthedoorontheoutside, please, MissTuppence, ."
Thegravityofhismannerimpressedthem, andTuppencefeltlessashamedofherattackof "nerves."
"Say," remarkedJuliussuddenly, "there'sTuppence'''ssomelad, Tuppence."
"Howdidyougetin, bytheway?" askedTuppencesuddenly."Iforgottoask."
"Well, , , 'dbeenlisteningoutsidethedooroftheflat, butcouldn''sstillbelow, andmustbejusthoppingmadbythistime." WithwhichJuliusdepartedabruptly.
"Nowthen, MissTuppence," saidSirJames, "?"
Tuppenceconsideredforamomentortwo.
"'sboudoirwouldbethemostcomfortable," shesaidatlast, andledthewaythere.
SirJameslookedroundapprovingly.
"Thiswilldoverywell, andnow, mydearyounglady, dogotobedandgetsomesleep."
Tuppenceshookherheadresolutely.
"Icouldn't, thankyou, !"
"Butyou'llbesotired, child."
"No, Ishan't.I'dratherstayup—really."
Thelawyergavein.
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