"Go," she said, her arm stretched out to him. "Just now you said—I thought you meant you——"
"I did mean it," Herrick answered. "Christine, I love you. Now open the door."
She hesitated a moment, then unlocked it, and threw it open, and Felix strode into the room.
"What is the meaning of this intrusion?" she asked.
The Count did not answer her, but advanced toward Herrick.
"Whom have we here masquerading as a priest?"
"You have been looking for me, Count; now you have found me. You came to speak to Mademoiselle. You could hardly have expected to find me here."
By a sudden movement Christine placed herself between the two men.
"What do you want with me, Felix?"