It filled her with indefinable fear. Dizzily, she grabbed at the mantel for support and, resting her head on her hands, paid no heed to a betraying sound behind her—until an unexpected arm encircled her. Luck. ’ ‘Well, sir? Who is “she”? Not my granddaughter, I take it. We’re hedged about with discretions— and all this furniture—and successes! We are successful at last! Successful! But the mountains, dear! We won’t forget the mountains, dear, ever. One day she had thrown all the gifts into the lagoon, and visited the secret nook no more. In all his life he had never realized a dream; but the thought had never before hurt him. The prison was two stories high, with a flat roof surmounted by a gilt vane fashioned like a key; and, possessing considerable internal accommodation, it had, in its day, lodged some thousands of disorderly personages. Ladders, paviour's rams, sledge-hammers, and other destructive implements were procured, and, in all probability, their purpose would have been effected, but for the opportune arrival of a detachment of the guards, who dispersed them, not without some loss of life. The news that his granddaughter desired an audience Lord Charvill had greeted with merely a grunt, which turned into a roar as his gorge rose when he heard that she was accompanied by her husband. It was after all a momentary affair. She found she was trembling at his nearness and full of a thrilling dread that he might touch her. CHAPTER VII The astonishing collapse of Spurlock created a tableau of short duration.
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