The next moment, a heavy plunge told that
the fugitive had been consigned to the waves. Alarmed by these prognostications of a storm, and feeling too much exhausted
from his late severe treatment to proceed further on foot, Wood endeavoured to
find a tavern where he might warm and otherwise refresh himself. ’
‘But you are excessively clever, Jacques,’ cried Melusine, relief flooding her. “You did your best to kill me,” he said. McClintock watched her interestedly until her golden head vanished below;
then, with tolerant pity, he looked down at Spurlock, who had closed his eyes. It did not seem quite
fair. At the
same time he comprehended that she was as pure and lovely as the white orchid
of Borneo and that she did not carry that ridiculous shield called false modesty. “But why,” he said in the gasping voice of one subduing an agony, and looked
at her from under a pain-wrinkled brow, “why did you not tell me this before?”
“I didn’t know—I thought I might be able to control myself. "
She had no reason to doubt him. Analysis would come later, when the primitive
conscience, satisfied, would cease to dominate his thought and action. 7 or obtain permission for the use
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1. “We will see that he never annoys you. Ann Veronica looked down at her fingers on the claret-colored table-cloth.
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