“Were you thinking of private apartments, a boarding-house or an hotel?” she
asked. To shore up a
business that never had any foundation, he wanted me to lend him a hundred
thousand; and for his sake as well as for mine I had to refuse. ’
A scowl crossed the lady’s face. “Lucy, my brother is home and I borrowed the cash
from him. Wild," he
added, laughing, "it must be a stronger prison than Willesden cage that can hold
me. Even after this woman
had gone, it seemed to Ruth that the room was kindlier than it had ever been. As sure as you're sitting there, Mr. Sheppard stopped him. While he was dragged along in the manner just described, Thames looked
around to ascertain, if possible, where he was; for he did not put entire faith in
Jonathan's threat of sending him to the round-house, and apprehensive of
something even worse than imprisonment. "
"Are you sure of that?" returned Winifred, looking uneasily at Jack. "Don't be angry with me, Thames," continued Sheppard, in a tone calculated, as
he thought, to appease his companion's indignation.
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