Both Spurlock and McClintock stood by their chairs until she was gone. While the girl kept
the patient from dwelling upon his misfortunes, whatever these were, he himself
would have to keep the girl from brooding over hers. “If I thought for a moment that
there was any chance of a relapse, I should stop here and tell him the truth even
now. Somehow to-night—I don’t know. ‘Of course it is,’ corroborated Hilary. The costume of this
personage was somewhat singular, and might have passed for a masquerading
habit, had not the imperturbable gravity of his demeanour forbidden any such
supposition. What is it?"
"Is there anything I can do?" The idiocy of the question filled him with the
craving of laughter. His sword done with, he took up the bludgeon; balanced it in
his hand; upon the points of his fingers; and let it fall with a smash, intentionally,
upon the table. He went over his interview with her again, their
conversation at dinner-time. "He has been indefatigable in his search," continued Winifred, "and has even
journeyed to Manchester. He became ugly and monstrous, dunning her, threatening her,
assailing her.
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