Someone bounded up the stairs, which groaned from
the strain, unmistakably Mike. ’
‘Yes, that is what he said,’ agreed Melusine, pleased to find him of so ready an
understanding. McClintock did not exaggerate his ability to read faces. Anything
that might stir the sense of love And God has mocked me through it all. The figure she had longed to see came into her line of vision, but at this
crucial moment of hideous realisation, Melusine barely took it in, her eyes fixing
blankly on the man behind. A bad man, in fact. They tried to read
illustrated papers in an unconcerned manner and with forced attention, lest they
should catch the leaping exultation in each other’s eyes. He displayed none of the
airy optimism of their previous talk over the downland gate. The girl stood with her
hands behind her back, sulky, resolute, and intelligent, a strand of her black hair
over one eye and looking more than usually delicate-featured, and more than
ever like an obdurate child. "You were saying—?"
"I started to say something; that is all. Brendon.
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