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Chapter 14

           "Youareindeedanenthusiasticpartisanofhers!"Iexclaimed,somewhatsurprised.

           "Yes,IsupposeIam.Iliketoseeanymemberofmysexdistinguishherselfasnoblyasshedoes.Ihavenogeniusofmyown,andthatisoneofthereasonswhyIhonouritsomuchinotherwomen."

           Iwasabouttomakesomesuitablecomplimentbywayofresponsetothisremark,whenwewereallviolentlystartledfromourseatsbyamosthorriblecryagaspingscreamsuchasmightbewrungfromsometorturedanimal.Aghastatthesoundwestoodforamomentinert,staringatRimânez,whocamequicklytowardsuswithanairofgraveconcern.

           "Iamafraid,"hesaidsoftly"thattheCountessisnotsowellperhapsyouhadbettergotoher"

           Anothershriekinterruptedhiswords,andtransfixedwithhorrorwesawLadyEltonstrugglinginthethroesofsomesuddenandterrificconvulsion,herhandsbeatingtheairasifshewerefightingwithanunseenenemy.Inonesecondherfaceunderwentsuchhideouscontortionsasrobbeditofallhumansemblance,andbetweentheagonizedpantingsofherdifficultbreath,herhalf-chokedvoicecouldbeheardutteringwildcries

           "Mercy!mercy!ohGodGod!TellSibyl!praypraytoGodpray"

           Andwiththatshefellheavilyback,speechlessandunconscious.

           Allwasinstantconfusion.LadySibylrushedtohermother’sside,withMissCharlotteDianaChesneyhungbacktremblingandafraidLordEltonsprangtothebellandrangitfuriously.

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