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Captivity: The Second Day

           "What,youtalkofdebaucheries,MadameMessalina,LadyMacbeth!EitherImisunderstandyouoryouareveryshameless!"

           "Youonlyspeakthusbecauseyouareoverheard,"coollyrepliedMilady;"andyouwishtointerestyourjailersandyourhangmenagainstme."

           "Myjailersandmyhangmen!Heyday,madame!youaretakingapoeticaltone,andthecomedyofyesterdayturnstoatragedythisevening.Astotherest,ineightdaysyouwillbewhereyououghttobe,andmytaskwillbecompleted."

           "Infamoustask!impioustask!"criedMilady,withtheexultationofavictimwhoprovokeshisjudge.

           "Myword,"saiddeWinter,rising,"Ithinkthehussyisgoingmad!Come,come,calmyourself,MadamePuritan,orI’llremoveyoutoadungeon.It’smySpanishwinethathasgotintoyourhead,isitnot?Butnevermind;thatsortofintoxicationisnotdangerous,andwillhavenobadeffects."

           AndLorddeWinterretiredswearing,whichatthatperiodwasaveryknightlyhabit.

           Feltonwasindeedbehindthedoor,andhadnotlostonewordofthisscene.Miladyhadguessedaright.

           "Yes,go,go!"saidshetoherbrother;"theeffectsAREdrawingnear,onthecontrary;butyou,weakfool,willnotseethemuntilitistoolatetoshunthem."

           Silencewasre-established.Twohourspassedaway.Milady’ssupperwasbroughtin,andshewasfounddeeplyengagedinsayingherprayersaloudprayerswhichshehadlearnedofanoldservantofhersecondhusband,amostausterePuritan.

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