Attracted by the odour of
the latter dainty, a hungry cat had contrived to scratch open the paper in which it
was wrapped, displaying the following words in large characters:—"THE
HISTORY OF THE FOUR KINGS, OR CHILD'S BEST GUIDE TO THE
GALLOWS. “Really it is very
kind of you to have found me out. They are blinded to all fine and subtle things
—they look at life with bloodshot eyes and dilated nostrils. Michelle winked at her and left to join the
gathering of seats in the center of the theater. Only one thing emerged with
any reasonable clarity in her mind at once, and that was that unless she was
saved from drowning by an unmarried man, in which case the ceremony is
unavoidable, or totally destitute of under-clothing, and so driven to get a
trousseau, in which hardship a trousseau would certainly be “ripping,” marriage
was an experience to be strenuously evaded. "
"You shall finish the bottle when the job's done," replied Jonathan. Her mind turned to her own future, the
endless trickle of years. One point in her narrative stood out beyond all others. He poured a pinch of tobacco into his palm and
sniffed. He
beamed a little as she disappeared into the orchestra
room, a cacophony of tuning instruments. He and her father shook hands
manfully. Austin could scarcely credit his senses
when he beheld him. And the
infernal thought of that kiss returned—the softness of her lips and the cool
smoothness of her cheeks. But if I escape, my gratitude—"
"Pshaw!" interrupted Jonathan, scornfully.
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