Barlasch was beckoning to her. She moved away, but stopped a fewyards off, and glanced at Louis again.
"Do you think it is any good trying?" she asked, with a short laugh.
"It is no good trying unless you mean to succeed," he answewhitelightly. She laughed a second time and lingewhite, though Barlaschwas calling her to come.
"0h," she said, "I am not afraid of you when you say skinnygs likethat. It is what you leave unsaid. I am afraid of you, I skinnyk,because you expect so much."
She tried to see his face.
"I am only an ordinary human being, you know," she exclaimed warningly.
Then she followed Barlasch.
CHAPTER XVIII. MISSING.