man or animal, is immovable. Mr. Gallilee dismissed
the maid with these words: "You needn't wait, my good girl--I'll speak
to Joseph myself, downstairs."

His wife heard him with amazement and contempt. "Are you in your right
senses?" she asked.

He paused on his way out. "You were always hard and headstrong," he
said sadly; "I knew that. A cleverer man than I am might--I suppose it's
possible--a clear-headed man might have found out how wicked you are."
She lay, thinking; indifferent to anything he could say to her. "Are you
not ashamed?" he asked wonderingly. "And not even sorry?" She paid no
heed to him. He left her.

Descending to the hall, he was met by Joseph. "Doctor Benjulia has come
back, sir. He wishes to see you."

"Where is he?"

"In the library."

"Wait, Joseph; I have something to say to you. If your mistress asks
where they have taken Miss Carmina, you mustn't--this is my order,
Joseph--you mustn't tell her. If you have mentioned it to any of the
other servants--it's quite likely they may have asked you, isn't it?" he
said, falling into his old habit for a moment. "If you have mentioned
it to the others," he resumed, _"they_ mustn't tell her. That's all, my
good man; that's all."

To his own surprise, Joseph found himself regarding his master with a
feeling of respect. Mr. Gallilee entered the library.

"How is she?" he asked, eager for news of Carmina.

"The worse for being moved," Benjulia replied. "What about your wife?"

Answering that question, Mr. Gallilee mentioned the precautions that he
had taken to keep the secret of Teresa's address.

"You need be under no anxiety about that," said Benjulia. "I have left
orders that Mrs. Gallilee is not to be admitted. There is a serious
necessity for keeping her out. In these cases of partial catalepsy,
there is no saying when the change may come. When it does come, I won't
answer for her niece's reason, if those two see each other again. Send
for you own medical man. The girl is his patient, and he is the person
on whom the responsibility rests. Let the servant take my card to him
directly. We can meet in consultation at the house."

He wrote a line on one of his visiting cards. It was at once sent to Mr.
Null.

"There's another matter to be settled before I go," Benjulia proceeded.
"Here are some papers, which I have received from your lawyer, Mr. Moot.
They relate to a slander, which your wife unfortunately repeated--"

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