The Face of Rosenfeld — page 176: what you’re looking at

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THE FACE OF ROSENFEL. 169 would be so much more painful to both her and your- 5 self. You understand me now?” Mr. Dye suddenly turned, opened the door which led into the vestibule, and glided out. Maxey sprang after him, exclaiming: 2 | “Stop, sir, stop! I do not—I do not understand youl? — Maxey reached the vestibule only a second or two be- hind his strange visitor, and would undoubtedly have dragged him back over the outer threshold, but at the very moment when he put out his hand to seize him, he heard the rustle of a woman’s dress. He changed his intention in the twinkling of an eye. In another in- stant Mr. Dye was free, the outer door was closed and Maxey, pale and breathing heavily, stood upon the in- side with his back against it, facing the astonished An- nette, who was coming, quite unconscious of any intru- sion, into the vestibule. ‘<Ts anything the matter, Mr. Maxey?” “Nothing. Nothing atall. It was a mere—— You . startled me, that was all.” a “< Who has been here?” . “You do not know, then? You heard nothing of 3 what he said?” - ‘““Why, how strange you look! How could I?” ee ‘‘T don’t look strange,” said Maxey. ‘‘ It’s the bad light ’min. It was nobody you care to know. Let us go back to work again. ‘There was something I was go- ing to say when I was interrupted.” ee Mr. Dye was staggering down the steps, clinging to ee the railing with one hand, looking the personification of a te Se ; a — “—} Naga MR eras ~comicbooks + Te -~, . Ps ® op - ~ : 4 of 7 < pein e a a 4 oe . Mh may 8 arid 7 , ‘ : * : ~ Ye “Pre omen iad t - ALE NO be, Se ~ ¥. - . *. i's ee <a Se > , ; u x ; oe . ; jaa : ; “77% eat Waa ss : 3, oe SIL he he >t 7 > 5 Mi aS zz so aves Yat SP fa tare! : fa . , v4 . rh. : eG ct Vile a & ; haa ane i ee Le RRR eo Re Fie a SNR SIN ee gw AC RS St SRT OTE ee age O AL ORD Gers oth. Lan hf AS Se Pee re, SE ae Ae lee