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Release Date: March 18, 2006 [EBook #524]
Last Updated: September 17, 2016
Language: English
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ANN VERONICA
A MODERN LOVE STORY
By H. Ann
Veronica stared at his foolish, propitiatory smile, his hungry gaze, through one
moment of amazement, then stepped aside and went on her way with a
quickened step. A certain irritation crept into his manner as he did
so. Gerald’s chest tightened. You're a queer lad. The general
propositions of Socialism, for example, struck her as admirable, but she certainly
did not extend her admiration to any of its exponents. Surely she could ignore him. 58
\"Why will you not touch me?\" She cried out, sitting
up, her head in her hands. "Shall I never banish those horrible phantoms from my couch—the
father with his bleeding breast and dripping hair!—the mother with her wringing
hands and looks of vengeance and reproach!—And must another be added to
their number—their son! Horror!—let me be spared this new crime! And yet the
gibbet—my name tarnished—my escutcheon blotted by the hangman!—No, I
cannot submit to that. To-morrow, when she returned to Hong-Kong, she would purchase a
simple but modern dress. It was easy to discover
that he was a knave, but equally easy to perceive that he was a pleasant fellow; a
combination of qualities by no means of rare occurrence. He lowered his voice a little and leaned over towards her. At length, she suddenly started to her feet; and before Winifred could prevent
her, staggered up to Thames.
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