"Ruth?" he called. At ninethirty he climbed into the chair and signified to Ah Cum that he was ready. It was dangerous for her
to dare approaching him and she knew the tremendous
risk she was taking, but a part of her demanded that he be
found. ”
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RHEA AND THE ORACLE
She went inside the house, thinking of Sebastian,
worrying. Manning’s handwriting, and opened his letter and read some lines before its
import appeared. As
soon, however, as the last solemn rites were over, and the remains of the
unfortunate woman committed to their final resting-place in Willesden
churchyard, his firmness completely deserted him, and he sank beneath the
weight of his affliction. A few bricks,
dislodged probably by his last descent, came clattering down the chimney, and as
it was perfectly dark, gave him the notion that some one was endeavouring to
force an entrance into the room. “More than that, he arrived to-day at the
boarding-house where I am staying, greeted me with a theatrical start, and
claimed me—as his wife. Winifred receives two Proposals. I
must apologize for disturbing you at such an unseemly hour, but I should be very
much obliged if Miss Pellissier would allow me a few minutes’ conversation.
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