Cecil came into the room abruptly, and closed the door behind him. He was
breathing quickly as though he had been running. His lips were a little parted,
and in his eyes shone an unmistakable expression of fear. Forrest and the
Princess both looked towards him apprehensively.
"What is it, Cecil?" the latter asked quickly. "You are a fool to go about the house
looking like that."
Cecil came further into the room and threw himself into a chair.
"It is that fellow upon the island," he said. "You remember we all said that his
face was familiar. I have seen him again, and I have remembered."
"Remembered what?" the Princess asked.
"Where it was that I saw him last," Cecil answered. "It was in Pall Mall, and he
was walking with--with Engleton. It was before I knew him, but I knew who he
was. He must be a friend of Engleton's. What do you suppose that he is doing
Cecil was shaking like a leaf. The Princess looked towards him contemptuously.
"Come," she said, "there is no need for you to behave like a terrified child. Even if
you have seen him once with Lord Ronald, what on earth is there in that to be
terrified about? Lord Ronald had many friends and acquaintances everywhere.
This one is surely harmless enough. He behaved quite naturally on the island,
"I do not understand," he said. "I do not understand what he can be doing in this
part of the world, unless he has some object. I saw him just now standing behind
