She found herself
anxious to read more of him, and the next Wednesday she went to the British
Museum and hunted first among the half-crown magazines for his essays and
then through various scientific quarterlies for his research papers. The Goopes were
the oddest little couple conceivable, following a fruitarian career upon an upper
floor in Theobald’s Road. The race began once more; but this time Ruth knew that there would be no
escape. From the centre of the ceiling hung a replica of the temple lamp in the
Taj Mahal. But this plan
(probably from its danger) was instantly abandoned; not, however, before her
momentary hesitation had been taken advantage of by her pursuers, who,
redoubling their efforts at this juncture, materially lessened the distance between
them. "
"You, Miss Enschede?"—frankly astonished that one stranger should offer
succour to another. He liked to draw her in, and
she did her best to talk. "Sounds as if I had heard it, but I
can't place it this minute. The lips were straight and
pale, the chin aggressive, the nose indomitable. Capes stood
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