What are you afraid of?'
'I don't know; only state prison seems so terrible, and they are looking
everywhere. What if they should come in here?'
'Come in here? Impossible, unless they break the door down,' Arthur
replied; and then Jerry said to him:
'If they do, suppose you lie down and let me cover you with the afghan
and cushions?'
'But I don't want to lie down and be smothered with cushions,' Arthur
returned, puzzled, and wondering at the excitement of the child, who
nestled close to his side and held fast to his hand, as if she were
guarding him, or expected him to guard her, while the examination went
on outside, and the frightened and angry servants submitted to having
their boxes and trunks examined.
At last footsteps were heard on the stairs and the sound of strange
voices, mingled with that of Frank, who was protesting against his
brother's rooms being entered.
'You will lose every servant you have if we do not serve all alike,' was
the answer.
Then Frank knocked at his brother's door and asked admittance.
'We must do it to pacify the servants,' he said, as Arthur refused,
bidding him go about him business.
After a little further expostulation Arthur arose, and, unlocking the
door, bade them enter and look as long as they pleased and where they
pleased.
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