As Lady Warren gripped her wrist, Helen
realized.
Hes beenterribly keen to go to the Bull, to pay up
and say Goodbye.
But Im sure he told us he took her from the Nursing
Home, Helenreminded her. When he had gone, Stephen made an instinctive movement
towards the door. Whenever shewas inside the blue room, its atmosphere seemed to
generate poison-cellsin her brain.
Oh, my dear Rice, why didnt you say that in the
beginning? Helen felt more at her ease when Nurse Barker exalted her
ownimportance.
His face wore a look of exhaustion, which was not
lost on Helen.
Then, have you any idea as to who he is, or where
he is? His face wore a look of exhaustion, which was not lost on Helen.
And Im sure you dont want me to be thenext victim.
Mybrain remains at your service, he said. Shall I get you some aspirin for your
head? He will remain outside, was the relentless reply. Ofcourse, I know that you
have your photograph in the papers and thatpeople talk about you. He did not open
his lids, until Newton calledhis name. When he shook her off, the first shade of
doubt crept into her eyes. He can garage thecar, and remain there, until the dawn.
He will remain outside, was the relentless reply. Anyone who goesoutside the
house-if only for a minute-Will not return.
His lips tightened as he listened to Newtons
news.
In a few words she gave him a skeleton outline of
her adventure with thetree. Then you dont think me a fool for running
away?
At the endof the story, she gave a short
laugh.
The weak link, he observed, in an undertone.