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Therefore, Nevil waited to hear no more. He turned his back deliberately on the conspirators and closed the library door with a bang behind him. He had one thought only uppermost in his mind and that was to get away from an atmosphere in which he could hardly breathe.
He crossed the hall, snatching up his hat as he did so, and then found himself face to face with Angela, who came out of a room much as if she had been lying in wait to intercept him.