'Ha!' said his lordship, stooping his head over it, 'what meanest
thou? Is not the evil-doer in presence? What?--Nay, but it cannot
be? Not within the walls?--Ha! "Not in the HALL" thou sayest!'
He lifted his head, turned to his father, and said,
'Your lordship's commands have been disregarded. One of your people
is absent.'
The marquis turned to lord Charles.
'Call me the ushers of the hall, my lord,' he said.
In a moment the two officers were before him.
'Search and see, and bring me word who is absent,' said the marquis.
The two gentlemen went down into the crowd, one from each side of
the dais.
A minute or two passed, and then Mr. Cook came back and said,--
'My lord, I cannot find Caspar Kaltoff.'
'Caspar! Art not there, Caspar?' cried lord Herbert.
'Here I am, my lord,' answered the voice of Caspar from somewhere in
the hall.
'I beg your lordship's pardon,' said Mr. Cook. 'I failed to find
him.'
'It matters not, master usher. Look again,' said lord Herbert.
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