CHAPTER XXXV 

HIS WIFE 

Wrayson drew a little breath and looked back at Sydney Barnes. 

"You asked me a question," he said. "I believe I have heard of your brother calling himself by some such name." 

Barnes grasped him by the arm. 

"Look here," he said, "come and repeat that to the young lady over there. She's with me. It won't do you any harm." 

Wrayson rose to his feet, but before he could move he felt Heneage's hand fall upon his arm. 

"Where are you going, Wrayson?" he asked. 

Barnes looked up at him anxiously. His pale face seemed twisted into a scowl. 

"Don't you interfere!" he exclaimed. "You've done me enough harm, you have. You let Mr. Wrayson pass. He's coming with me." 

Heneage took no more notice of him than he would of a yapping terrier. He looked over his head into Wrayson's eyes. 

"Wrayson," he said, "don't have anything more to do with this business. Take my advice. I know more than you do about it. If you go on, I swear to you that there is nothing but misery at the end." 

"I know more than you think I do," Wrayson answered quietly. "I know more indeed than you have any idea of. If the end were in hell I should not hold back." 

Heneage hesitated for a moment. He stood there with darkening face, an obstinate, almost a threatening figure. Passers-by looked with a gleam of interest at the oddly assorted trio, whose conversation was obviously far removed from the ordinary chatter of the loungers about the place. One or two made an excuse to linger by--it seemed possible that there might be developments. Heneage, however, disappointed them. He turned suddenly upon his heel and left the room. Those who had the curiosity to follow along the corridor saw him, without glancing to the right or to the left, descend the stairs and walk out of the building. He had the air of a man who abandons finally a hopeless task.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who took someone’s arm?
2. Which person grasped someone’s arm?
3. 
Q2:
1. Who got up?
2. Who rose to his feet?
3. 
Q3:
1. What person’s hand was on Wrayson’s arm?
2. How had his grip on Wrayson?
3. 
Q4:
1. Who was feeling scared?
2. Who felt concerned?
3. 
Q5:
1. Who inhaled ?
2. Who drew a breath?
3. 
Q6:
1. Did Wrayson stare back at someone?
2. Who did Wrayson look back to?
3. 
Q7:
1. Who was stared at by Wrayson?
2. Who was being looked at by Wrayson?
3. 
Q8:
1. Did anyone talk about a young woman?
2. Was a young woman mentioned?
3. 
Q9:
1. Who stared into Wrayson’s eyes?
2. Who glared straight at Wrayson?
3. 
Q10:
1. How did people look at Wrayson and the others
2. How was the trio stared at Wrayson and the other?
3. 
Q11:
1. Did anyone stick around?
2. Did anyone stay for a bit?
3. 
Q12:
1. Who was hanging out?
2. Who decided to hang out?
3. 
Q13:
1. Who quit the room?
2. Who pulled out of the room?
3. 
Q14:
1. Did Heneage find any stairs?
2. Was the building equipped with stairs?
3. 
Q15:
1. What had stopped being done?
2. What task was abandoned?
3. 
