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escape from a fate entirely misérable, you understand. She had to think of something fast, or her
reaction would start to make believers out of everyone. Now, will you
stand aside?"
"I won't," answered Jack, obstinately. How little he
knew about Ruth—the background from which she had sprung! He knew that
her father was a missioner, that her mother was dead, that she had been born on
this island, and that, at the time of his collapse, she had been on the way to an
aunt in the States. Mrs. Winifred's reception was kind, but more distant, and after the
slight ceremonial she resumed her occupation. Jonathan's vexation at the disappointment was expressed in the bitterest
imprecations, and he returned as speedily as he could to the trench. But I don't understand her; she's over my head. "We mustn't disturb the patient. How she had fought her eagerness in the beginning, lest it reveal her ignorance
of the marvels of mankind! The terror and ecstasy of that night in Singapore—
the first city she had ever seen! There was still the impression that something
akin to a miracle had piloted her successfully from one ordeal to another. Men
are against her.
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