‘Do
you know, Mademoiselle Charvill, you are a thought too clever for your own
good. "
"Well, I never was more surprised in my life," said the poet,—"never!"
"He's just the man I expected to see," observed Hogarth, who, having arranged
everything to Thornhill's satisfaction, had turned to look at the prisoner, and was
now with his chin upon his wrist, and his elbow supported by the other hand,
bending his keen gray eyes upon him, "just the man! Look at that light, lithe
figure,—all muscle and activity, with not an ounce of superfluous flesh upon it. I am the cause of his ill-usage. “Your little flag of pride must flutter down with the rest of them, Ann
Veronica. On beholding the intruders, his fears
changed to exultation, and he uttered a roar of satisfaction as he glared at them,
which could only be likened to the cry of some savage denizen of the plains. Those awful chairs!"
After dinner the spinsters proceeded to inscribe their accustomed quota of
postcards, and Ruth was left to herself. org
1. ”
Chapter XXV
THE STEEL EDGE OF THE TRUTH
The manservant, with his plain black clothes and black tie, had entered the room
with a deferential little gesture. There was no keeping Sheila from the truth,
and it was better that anyone who lived under her roof
knew it. The tapstress was full of curiosity;
but she appeared more easy than the others. Put out your hand and
bid me God-speed.
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