mind franconia has not forgotten me i will go and be franconias friend. And with a childlike simplicity she takes annette by the hand, as if they were inseparable. Cant nicholas go, too. She inquires. You must leave the child, is the cool reply. Mcarstrow attempts to draw the heavy bolt that fastens the door. Not so fast, if you please, the warden speaks. I cannot permit her to leave without an order from the sheriff. He puts his hand against the door.