Breathing more freely now that he was gone, she flung up her head and jerked her shoulders back with an angry determination to conquer the fear that made her ashamed and the capitulation it had led to.
Natural curiosity had been struggling with her other emotions, and she gave way to it now to try and turn the channel of her thoughts from the fixed direction in which they tended, and wandered round the big room.
The night before she had taken in very little of her surroundings – and what she had seen had scarcely registered - her eyes had been held only by the man who had dominated everything; her included.
Now she looked and took note.
Here, also, were the same luxurious appointments as in the sleeping-room. She had knowledge enough to appreciate that the rugs and hangings were exquis
