" And, as if to make the moral more obvious, a dirty pack of cards
was scattered, underneath, upon the sawdust. Edgeworth Bess wore a scarlet tabby negligée,—a sort of undress, or sack, then
much in vogue,—which suited her to admiration, and upon her head had what
was called a fly-cap, with richly-laced lappets. “But if you knew anything of that—”
“I did. "
"Quarrel with me as much as you please, Thames, but hear me," returned
Sheppard. "Are you sure these bars
touch the ground?"
"They come within a yard of it," answered Jonathan. "It won't do, widow," said he, drawing near her, while she shrank from his
approach, "so you may spare your breath. "
The feminine vanities in Ruth were quiescent; nothing had ever occurred in her
life to tingle them into action. They
had a universe to talk about—two universes. Grandmothers and grandfathers and uncles and aunts … to love and to coddle
lonely little girls. The white
haze of poison clouded her eyes. “He will probably make a
statement to-night. . It had
been very peaceful in the little cave for countless years. Then I came to London
and tried almost everything—all failures.
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