Stanley,
putting his hands on the table in the manner rather of a barrister than a solicitor,
and regarding her balefully through his glasses with quite undisguised animosity,
asked, “And may I presume to inquire, then, what you mean to do?—how do
you propose to live?”
“I shall live,” sobbed Ann Veronica. Your aunt and I have
discussed all this matter. She was correct, and when I went directly to
the street she had named, there you were, walking into
the Butcher Shop. Yet there was nothing for her to do. Meanwhile, the mob outside had prodigiously increased, and had begun to
exhibit some disposition to riot. The Bed Room
400
XIX. ‘The secret passage!’
It did not take long to find the mechanism of the candlesconce that opened the
door. ’
‘Now why didn’t I make that connection?’ Gerald asked of the air in a tone of
regret. ‘Precisely. Eggs were procured
for her, and she sat out the subsequent emotions and eloquence with the dignity
becoming an injured lady of good family. ’
‘But what age are you? Do you not require an heir?’ Melusine asked, her tone
shocked. "That man should have been an Italian bravo," murmured the knight, sinking
into a chair: "he has neither fear nor compunction. ’
‘What?’ uttered Gerald, startled.
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