‘I am not a fool. Was this the right moment? After what she had said about Jarvis Remenham’s habits, he could do with more information before he revealed his purpose. He was all alone, too. A vein of conviction mingled with his burlesque. ’ ‘What?’ Hilary glanced from Gerald to Melusine, and coloured up. ‘Imbecile. ’ Hilary Roding, despite the fact that he was both a younger and slighter man than his friend—although wiry and tough with an attractive countenance that had won him the heart of an extremely eligible young lady—had a rooted conviction, as Gerald well knew, that it was not safe to leave Alderley to his own reckless devices. Heedless, however, of the consequences, he pursued his task. Running his hand carefully over it in search of the lock, he perceived to his dismay that it was fastened on the other side. Quarter-staves, bludgeons, brown-bills, lanterns, swords, and sconces were alike shivered; and, to judge from the sullied state of their habiliments, the claret must have been tapped pretty freely. The old man was conducted to Jack's cell by the turnkey, who remained near him during their interview.
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