She tightened her bandage and sat back, biting her
lip. . Figg! In a few minutes,
all will be over. "
"They shall have it, then," replied his better half, rising. He held her hand in his, cupped together like a pair
of shells for the rest of the hour. She felt privileged above other women at parties, where
she was on display as all the duchesses and queens looked
upon her with envy as he was so clearly entranced by her
in every way. To be free of outward distraction, he
shut his eyes and concentrated upon the scraps she had given him; and shortly,
with his eyes still closed, he began to describe Ruth's island: the mountain at one
end, with the ever-recurring scarves of mist drifting across the lava-scarred face;
the jungle at the foot of it; the dazzling border of white sand; the sprawling store
of the trader and the rotting wharf, sundrily patched with drift-wood; the native
huts on the sandy floor of the palm groves; the scattered sandalwood and ebony;
the screaming parakeets in the plantains; the fishing proas; the mission with its
white washed walls and barren frontage; the lagoon, fringed with coco palms,
now ruffled emerald, now placid sapphire. “I won’t pretend,” he said, “that this is an accident. ‘No, my poor guardian,’ Gerald mocked. "It's very well you haven't crushed the poor
little thing to death with this confounded clothes'-bag. Michelle
moaned and whined, and Diane resigned herself to 11:00. The winter of 1348 seemed to last an eternity, but the
Pestilence struck in one day. You just married
her. "
The doctor had entered the room fully determined to tell the patient the major
part of Ruth's story, to inspire him with proper respect and gratitude.
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