Chapter 44 DUAL SOLITUDE.

Let retrace our steps and thoughts to the time Lionel, with Sister Magdalen in his arms, the priest at his side, Vaura and the boy, child of Fanny Ponton, made their sensational exit down the long lengths of the luxurious salons. Mason had ushered them into the deserted boudoir of her mistress, where every sense was pandered to; here one was lulled