Mr. Archer, I have been waiting to see you. From the moment I heard of the firm stand you had taken, and of your influence over her, I hoped it might be possible to count on your support—to convince you ...\"
\"That she ought to go back? I would rather see her dead!\" cried the young man violently.
\"Ah,\" the Marchioness murmured, without visible resentment. For a while she sat in her arm-chair, opening and shutting the absurd
Mr. Archer, I have been waiting to see you. From the moment I heard of the firm stand you had taken, and of your influence over her, I hoped it might be possible to count on your support—to convince you ...\"
\"That she ought to go back? I would rather see her dead!\" cried the young man violently.
\"Ah,\" the Marchioness murmured, without visible resentment. For a while she sat in her arm-chair, opening and shutting the absurd
