Lord Heyton stared at her, curiously and boldly; her youth and her

beauty brought a smile to his face, the smile which is very near to an

insult, and he removed his cigarette and opened his lips, as if to speak

to her. But, as if unconscious of his presence, Celia went up the stairs

quickly and looking straight before her. She had seen the smile, and

knew, without looking back, that he was standing in the hall and staring

up at her.

Instinctively, she felt that Lord Heyton was a man to be avoided.




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