With his
gimblet he contrived to bore a number of holes so close together that at last one
end of the bar, being completely pierced through, yielded; and pursuing the same
with the other extremity, it fell out altogether. Not a word was uttered for some time, nor any sound heard except the stilled
sobs of the unfortunate mother. She sat on the edge of the bed
—the wardress was too busy with the flood of arrivals that day to discover that
she had it down—and her skin was shivering from the contact of these garments. "
"Do you think so?" replied Kneebone, taking it off, and placing it on her finger,
which he took the opportunity of kissing at the same time; "wear it for my sake. ’
Gerald was relieved to find the girl did not attempt to run away, but meekly
allowed him to usher her into the spacious and comfortable library which was
his habitual haunt when at home. ’
Lucilla eyed him with one of those particularly feminine looks it was difficult
for a mere male to interpret. So do
please believe that in this matter I am acting for the best. "
"Well, imagination beats me!"
"It's something Ruth saw. This—’ waving
an imperious hand in a sweeping arc about the library ‘—is my house. ”
She could not go on, for she was laughing and crying at the same time. ”
“You’re leaving, aren’t you?” He accused. Shocked, Melusine shot out of that blanketing warmth of sensation. They are all at prayer at
this hour. He was content to talk about himself, though in the back
of his clever mind he already suspected that she was not
offering any details about her life.
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