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George Wellgrave was too dazed to hear his brother's suggestion. He was like a man who had seen something in a hideous dream. A few minutes passed before he so far recovered as to understand what the other was saying. By that time the door of the house had opened and Kate Mayfield had gone inside. George Wellgrave started forward.
"This is dreadful," he said. "I didn't bargain for it at all. We must fetch her out. I should have prevented her from entering. But after such a spectacle I couldn't move. I am a coward--nothing but a coward."