The screams of these women brought the other occupants of the chamber
into the room: Grady from his kitchen, and Strong from his apartment
in the upper story. The latter at once saw from the aspect of the two
women what had occurred.
"Grady, go and wait in the court," he said, "and if any body comes
--you understand me."
"Is it the play-actress and her mother?" said Grady.
"Yes--confound you--say that there's nobody in Chambers, and the
party's off for to-day."
"Shall I say that, sir? and after I bought them bokays?" asked Grady
of his master.
"Yes," said Amory, with a stamp of his foot; and Strong going to the
door, too, reached it just in time to prevent the entrance of Captain
Costigan, who had mounted the stair.
The ladies from the theatre did not have their treat to Greenwich, nor
did Blanche pay her visit to Fanny Bolton on that day. And Cos, who
took occasion majestically to inquire of Grady what the mischief was,
and who was crying?--had for answer that 'twas a woman, another of
them, and that they were, in Grady's opinion, the cause of 'most all
the mischief in the world.
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