Chapter 57

“Oh Mother.” Valancy got up from the window and wrung her hands. “I cannot see him—I cannot! Tell him to go away—_ask_ him to go away. I can’t see him!” “Tell her,” hissed Uncle Benjamin through the keyhole, “that Redfern says he won’t go away until he _has_ seen her.” Redfern had not said anything of the kind, but Uncle Benjamin thought he was that sort of a fellow. Valancy knew he was. She understand that she might as well go down first as last. She did not even look at Uncle Benjamin as she passed him on the lan…