It can wait a bit longer. " "Horror!" cried Jack. “What the devil do you mean by coming for me like that?” Ennison exclaimed, glowering down upon him. ToC Jonathan, meanwhile, having ascertained the parentage of the child from Wood, proceeded to question him in an under tone, as to the probable motives of the attempt upon its life; and, though he failed in obtaining any information on this point, he had little difficulty in eliciting such particulars of the mysterious transaction as have already been recounted. And afterwards! Sir John drew his cigar from his lips, and looked upwards where the white-lights flashed strangely amongst the deep cool green of the lime-trees. Never did I need a rescue so much. The longing to talk to someone! But in the end she had gone to her room without giving in to the craving.