Part 8
“Why should I ever come back?” she said to herself, as she went down the
staircase. "These
packets will establish Thames Darrell's birth, win him his inheritance, and
procure him the hand of Winifred Wood. The age of this individual could not be more than twenty-one; his
figure was tall, robust, and gracefully proportioned; and his clear gray eye and
open countenance bespoke a frank, generous, and resolute nature. ”
“When is Michaelmas Day?” said Ann Veronica, a little abruptly. Perhaps she did love research for its
own sake, she was certainly gifted enough. I
hope in a few days, Miss Pellissier, that these posters will be livening up our
London hoardings. For a nun at night it is less dangerous than for the jeune
demoiselle. Then for a time she sat very still. He could not pull her soul apart now to
satisfy that queer absorbing, delving thing which was his literary curiosity; he
had put her outside that circle. Directly in range stood the strange young
man, although he was at the far side of the loft. She was trembling a little. ‘That—that—why do you
speak of him?’
‘Because I feel you ought to know,’ Gerald said calmly, but rising and
watching her closely, ‘that all your trouble may be in vain. Once again the cavalcade was in motion, and winding its way by St. John picked it up and put it in her hands.
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