My master glanced towards the passage, and signed me to fetch the men: he had no intention of hazarding a personal encounter. I obeyed the hint; but Mrs. Linton, suspecting something, followed; and when I attempted to call them, she pulled me back, slammed the door to, and locked it.

My master signed me to fetch the servants. Mrs. Linton, however, pulled me back, slammed the door, and locked it.
