Valentine. It is not quite nine o'clock; and the gentleman of whom
gay malice.) You'll like him, Miss Clandon: he's the very incarnation
has gone to this fancy ball instead of keeping to our appointment here.
VALENTINE. Oh, he'll come all right enough: that was half an hour
him; so I joined the mob and looked through the railings until Miss
to stare at me.
VALENTINE. Yes: somebody ought to chain me up.
Gloria turns her back on him and goes to the fireplace. He takes the
The waiter appears at the window, ushering in Mrs. Clandon and McComas.
MRS. CLANDON (hurrying in). I am so sorry to have kept you waiting.
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apartment, sir.html">sir.html">sir. If you will allow me, sir, I will shew you to the
the stranger is following him. The majestic one, however, comes
deliberation, he takes off the false nose and then the domino, rolling
champion throwing down his glove. He is now seen to be a stout, tall
emphasized by stiff black hair, cropped short and oiled, and eyebrows
a coarsened man: in cunning and logic, a ruthlessly sharpened one. His
he speaks, his powerful, menacing voice, impressively articulated
critical listening raise the impression produced by him to absolute
addressing Mrs. Clandon? (Mrs. Clandon bows. Bohun bows.) Miss
name.html">name is Crampton, sir.
BOHUN. Oh, indeed. (Passing him over without further notice and
Do I look like it? My name is Valentine. I did the drugging.
BOHUN. Ah, quite so. Then Mr. Clandon has not yet.
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