Part 20 (2/2)
”Yes, yes,” said Chester, irritably; ”I'll takeit lately, but,” he added, with a curious laugh, ”you see I was taking a little relaxation to-night”
”Hu hio home alone?”
”Oh yes; see me into a cab, please Thanks for all you have done Only a touch of vertigo”
”'Only a touch of vertigo,'” said the strange doctor, as he saw the hansoo' means sometimes the first step towards a lunatic asylu driven ho in hed as he let hiain,” he said to hi, I suppose But how strange! That utter denial of all knowledge of me
Even she!”
He went into his roo for so himself upon his bed, but was down at the usual ti, partook of the unsocial breakfast and rose al a word
”Yes, what is it?” said Chester, sharply, for Laura hurried to his side and laid her hand upon his ar?”
”No--no!” cried his sister, angrily, and there she paused
”Well, speak, then; don't stop ”
”I must stop you, Fred,” cried Laura, passionately ”We cannot go on like this”
”Why?” he said calmly ”Because we are brother and sister We have always been as one together You have had no secrets from me I have had none from you I have always been so proud ofcomes to an end You withhold your confidence”
”No; ravely; ”not my love from you God forbid”
”But you do, Fred”
”No; it is more the other way on,” he replied ”You have withheld your love froht have felt to confide in you”
”Fred!”
”Don't deny it,” he said quietly ”Since I was called away so strangely, and kept away against ainst your will!” cried Laura, scornfully
”Hah!” he cried, ”it is of no use to argue with you, hly i I say will be in vain”
”Irily ”That is it; because I airl still you treat me as if I were a child Do you--oh, I cannot say it!--yes, I will; I am your sister, and it iswhich will cause you regret to the end of your days Do you dare to deny that you have got into so which has suddenly turned you half mad?”
”No,” he said quietly ”That is so”
”Then how can you go on like this? You have broken poor Isabel's heart, estranged everybody's love fro to ruin
Fred--brother, for all our sakes, stop before it is too late”