"
"And you expect me to believe you after what has passed?"
"I do; and, more than that, I expect you to thank me. "
Sheppard started to his feet. The situation bothered him considerably. It both pleased and amused Gerald that Hilary
adhered rigidly to protocol before the men, no matter what he might say to his
major on other occasions. ‘So now you will
please to go away and leave me to my business. But I do hope, Vee, I do
hope—this is the end of these adventures. Jack submitted to this scrutiny with a very
bad grace, and vehemently protested his innocence. He appeared to be strangely uncommunicative, though I tried to draw him
out. "
"I wish you hadn't mentioned her," said Jack, in a broken voice, while his whole
frame shook with emotion. Oh, you cannot escape
from it. I never saw a man who wasn't. ’
‘I could have done so at the first and saved you the pain,’ she told him merrily. Who was he to tread on her dreams? She had heroworshipped an unscrupulous adventurer, who had not hesitated to impose on her
youth and her ignorance.
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