This—with all necessary arrangements as to pecuniary matters, which were to be settled from time to time between Mr. Audley and the doctor, unassisted by any agents whatever—was the extent of the conversation between the two men, and occupied about a quarter of an hour.
My lady sat in the same attitude when they re-entered the bedchamber in which they had left her, with her ringed hands still clasped over her face.
Robert bent over to whisper in her ear.
"Your name is Madam Taylor here," he said. "I do not think you would wish to be known by your real name."
She only shook her head in answer to him, and did not even remove her hands from over her face.
"Madam will have an attendant entirely devoted to her service." said Monsieur Val. "Madam will have all her wishes obeyed; her reasona
