It will
not do for any of us to be seen coming out, so she"--he indicated
Arithelli--"must go."
Arithelli wasted no time in response. She was only too eager to get
out of the abominable place, and was already half way to the door when
Sobrenski stopped her.
"Not that way!" he said. "What are you thinking of? You will walk
straight into the arms of the spies who are probably watching the house
by this time. No, you must go by the window at the back; the rest of
us will stay here all night."
"This house gives on the quay by a lucky chance," remarked one of the
older men; "we should be well trapped otherwise. There are several
feet between it and the water."
Vardri's eyes had never moved from the girl's face. He knew that her
heart was affected, and she had told him once that she would never
attempt to go on the tight-rope or trapeze because the mere thought of
a height always terrified her.
In answer to Sobrenski's gesture, she moved towards the window, which
another of the conspirators was cautiously opening.
Vardri pushed himself forward into the group.
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