In Sight of St. Paul's — page 191: what you’re looking at

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186 | BIRDS OF PREY. from here as soon as- possible, to some other place.’? ‘Well arrange that to-morrow.’ The grewsome promise that Gridston had given to the Panther had not been fulfilled. Fretly Burnsides was still alive. After what had occurred, it would have been more than dangerous to have the villa at Highgate the scene of a second violent death. But Burnsides was kept a close prisoner in a strongly barricaded room at the top of the house. ‘There was more reason than ever to allow him no communica- tion with the outside world. On the night that Harry Chichester had been shot Burnsides had recovered his consciousness in time to see the flash of the pistol upon the balcony. Both _Gridston and Cynthia were aware of this, but while the very thought that his secret was known caused the man~spasms of terror, the woman appeared to care little or not at all. The present was all she seemed to think about, how to extract the utmost of reckless excitement out of the passing hour. ‘The past she thrust resolutely away from her, and the future inspired her with neither hope nor fear. As she swept to-night into the anteroom where Gridston and Treacher were, thus interrupting their conversation, she was such a glorious picture in her superb, audacious beauty that both men involuntarily caught their breath in adimiration, m Gomicbooks (E(@)