- Laith Taher 271
Reynold greeted frowning Jarvis, who greeted him
back and the two sat down to talk.
“What happened, Jarvis? Why did that woman say
what she said about you?” asked Reynold.
With deep sadness and sorrow, Jarvis sighed then
said, “She sent her maid to me saying that she was ill and
wanted to see me in her house because she could not come
out due to illness. When I went inside, I found that she was
perfectly healthy. She even wore a very nice perfume and a
very beautiful dress. As soon as she saw me, she tried to
seduce me and said, ‘I am all yours.’”
“What a slut! And what did you do?” Reynold said.
With the same sadness and sorrow, Jarvis replied, “I
grabbed my sword and wanted to kill her. After that, she
started calling out for help, so people came in and stopped
me.”
Reynold said calmly and confidently, “I knew you
were innocent from what she accused you and did not come
here to make sure, but rather to hear how she tried to
seduce you.”
He paused then asked, “What are you going to do
now?”
“I am going to wait for Hammond to talk to me
about it,” Jarvis replied.
Jarvis knew that Florrie would say something to
Hammond about what had happened, and it was not going
to be the truth because he understood Florrie and the way
she thought very well. He even knew that, ever since she
got married to Hammond, she had always been trying to