If I surprised her, if I saw her alone, I might
make her understand. “I have stood it for a month, Anna,” he exclaimed. Coming from the gloom of the passage, even the
corridors seemed sufficiently illuminated for them to see their way. And he had good reason before long to congratulate
himself on his forbearance. ‘She would not tell me. I am Jonathan Wild. For
the present, he murmured his farewells, and turning, caught Hilary’s eye and
walked away, crossing the ballroom to move into the less opulent, and less
crowded, saloon next door where servants were dispensing refreshments. The recollection of the forlorn and loveless years—stirred
into consciousness by the unexpected confrontation—bent her as the high wind
bends the water-reed. The girl in the forward chair raised herself a little, the better to see the gorgeous
blue palanquin of the dimly visible bride.
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