Готель з привидами
Chapter X
’Stayhere,youfool—stayhere,andanswerme!Ifyoucryout,assureastheheavensareaboveyou,I’llstrangleyouwithmyownhands.Sitdownagain—andfearnothing.Wretch!ItisIwhoamfrightened—frightenedoutofmysenses.Confessthatyoulied,whenyouusedMissLockwood’snamejustnow!No!Idon’tbelieveyouonyouroath;IwillbelievenobodybutMissLockwoodherself.Wheredoesshelive?Tellmethat,younoxiousstinginglittleinsect—andyoumaygo.’Terrifiedasshewas,Mrs.Ferrarihesitated.LadyMontbarryliftedherhandsthreateningly,withthelong,lean,yellow-whitefingersoutspreadandcrookedatthetips.Mrs.Ferrarishrankatthesightofthem,andgavetheaddress.LadyMontbarrypointedcontemptuouslytothedoor—thenchangedhermind.’No!notyet!youwilltellMissLockwoodwhathashappened,andshemayrefusetoseeme.Iwillgothereatonce,andyoushallgowithme.Asfarasthehouse—notinsideofit.Sitdownagain.Iamgoingtoringformymaid.Turnyourbacktothedoor—yourcowardlyfaceisnotfittobeseen!’
Sherangthebell.Themaidappeared.
’Mycloakandbonnet—instantly!’
Themaidproducedthecloakandbonnetfromthebedroom.
’Acabatthedoor—beforeIcancountten!’
Themaidvanished.LadyMontbarrysurveyedherselfintheglass,andwheeledroundagain,withhercat-likesuddenness,toMrs.Ferrari.
’Ilookmorethanhalfdeadalready,don’tI?’shesaidwithagrimoutburstofirony.’Givemeyourarm.’
ShetookMrs.Ferrari’sarm,andlefttheroom.
