"Now ring
the bell--ring it again.
"And now, woman--go. Leave this house at once, this very night. Do you
hear me? No, don't stop to argue. Look here! If that child dies I will
prosecute you for manslaughter; yes, I saw you in the street," and he
took a step towards her. Then Anne fled, and her face was seen no more
in Bolton Street or indeed in this country.
"James," said Geoffrey to the servant, "send the cook up here--she is
a sensible woman; and do you take a hansom and drive to the doctor, and
tell him to come here at once, and if you cannot find him go for another
doctor. Then go to the Nurses' Home, near St. James' Station, and get a
trained nurse--tell them one must be had from somewhere instantly."
"Yes, sir. And shall I call for her ladyship at the duchess's, sir?"
"No," he answered, frowning heavily, "do not disturb her ladyship. Go
now."
"That settles it," said Geoffrey, as the man went. "Whatever happens,
Honoria and I must part. I have done with her."
He had indeed, though not in the way he meant. It would have been
well for Honoria if her husband's contempt had not prevented him from
summoning her from her pleasure.
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