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Captivity: The First Day

           "Well,whatisitwhatisgoingonhere?"saidhe,inajeeringvoice,onseeingtheprisonersittingupandFeltonabouttogoout."Isthiscorpsecometolifealready?Felton,mylad,didyounotperceivethatyouweretakenforanovice,andthatthefirstactwasbeingperformedofacomedyofwhichweshalldoubtlesshavethepleasureoffollowingoutallthedevelopments?"

           "Ithoughtso,mylord,"saidFelton;"butastheprisonerisawoman,afterall,Iwishtopayhertheattentionthateverymanofgentlebirthowestoawoman,ifnotonheraccount,atleastonmyown."

           Miladyshudderedthroughherwholesystem.ThesewordsofFelton’spassedlikeicethroughherveins.

           "So,"replieddeWinter,laughing,"thatbeautifulhairsoskillfullydisheveled,thatwhiteskin,andthatlanguishinglook,havenotyetseducedyou,youheartofstone?"

           "No,myLord,"repliedtheimpassiveyoungman;"yourLordshipmaybeassuredthatitrequiresmorethanthetricksandcoquetryofawomantocorruptme."

           "Inthatcase,mybravelieutenant,letusleaveMiladytofindoutsomethingelse,andgotosupper;butbeeasy!Shehasafruitfulimagination,andthesecondactofthecomedywillnotdelayitsstepsafterthefirst."

           AndatthesewordsLorddeWinterpassedhisarmthroughthatofFelton,andledhimout,laughing.

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