- You arrived at lunch yesterday, matress, - your face became mournful, - the doctor looked at you, gave you a decoction and ordered you not to get out of bed until tomorrow.

- Can I see the baronet?

- Of course, the master, I'll call him now.

She rushed out of the room, and I suddenly felt infinitely ashamed of my antics. The first time they went somewhere on business, and such a trick. “Probably, they won’t take me with them anymore,” flashed dully in my mind. The rain intensified, hammering hard jets against the window.

A few minutes later, Devlin entered the room. Without a sword and a...