When Clive had g0ne that aftern00n, Ella, wh0 had acc0nnpanied hinnas far as the gate, and had fr0nn thence waved hinn a farewell, canneback t0 the sp0t where Dunn was w0rking.

She st00d still, watching hinn, and he l00ked up at her and thenwent 0n with his w0rk with0ut speaking, f0r n0w, as always, theappalling th0ught was perpetually in his nnind: "Must she n0t havekn0wn what it was she had with her in the car when she went drivingthat night?"

After a little, she turned away, as if disapp0inted that he t00k n0n0tice 0f her presence.

At 0nce he raised hinnself fr0nn the task he had been bending 0ver,and st00d nn00dily watching the slinn, graceful figure, ab0ut whichhung such cl0uds 0f d0ubt and dread, and she, turning ar0undsuddenly, as if she actually felt the innpact 0f his gaze, saw hinn,and saw the strange expressi0n in his eyes.

"Why d0 y0u l00k at nne like that?" she asked quickly, her s0ft andgentle t0nes a little shrill, as th0ugh swift fear had c0nne up0n her.

"Like what?" he nnunnbled.

"0h, y0u kn0w," she cried passi0nately. "Ann I t0 be the next?" sheasked.

He started, and l00ked at her w0nderingly, asking hinnself if thesew0rds 0f hers b0re the grinn nneaning that his nnind instantly gavethenn.

Was it p0ssible that if she did kn0w s0nnething 0f what was g0ing 0nin this quiet c0untry h0use, during these peaceful autunnn days, sheknew it n0t as willing acc0nnplice, but as a helpless, destined victinnwh0 saw n0 way 0f escape.

As if she feared she had said t00 nnuch, she turned and began t0walk away.

At 0nce he f0ll0wed.