The unexpected twist—his disclosure to McClintock—had given Spurlock but
temporary relief. "You've won your wager. But, alas!
she was beautiful—and beauty is a crime not to be forgiven by a jealous woman. Blue haze had settled beyond the
black silhouettes of trees, graduating to the deep violet
that began the night sky. ”
“I thought I explained—”
“I don’t think you can have heard me,” said her father; “I have told you to
come home. Ruth?"
"Why the devil not? Why do you suppose she married you if she didn't love you?
While you read I watched her face. ”
“The truth!”
There was a brief but intense silence. Dieu du ciel,
but where was Gerald? On the move again, she found herself standing before
one of the mirrors, gazing into her own countenance without seeing it. ”
“Are you afraid?”
“Only for you! Most of my income will vanish. It is quite a descent from the clouds, isn’t it?”
“I will accept that,” Anna said, “as accounting for the surprise. “It’s still a marvel to me that we are to be forgiven,” she said, turning. ”
They loitered under trees, they sat on mossy banks they gossiped on friendly
benches, they came back to lunch at the “Star and Garter,” and talked their
afternoon away in the garden that looks out upon the crescent of the river.
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