"What is it?"
"Can't you see? Together, down there; you and I!… As my wife!
Both of us, never to be lonely again!… Will you marry me, Ruth?"
As many a wiser woman had done, Ruth mistook thrilling eagerness for love. “Want to see the upstairs?”
“Sure. You denied it, remembering that I had called myself Anna. That’s the wonder of it. Rumor in the Palazzo had it that her new doctor was a
powerful archbishop from the south who conducted
most of his dealings in secret. ’
‘Miss Melusine Charvill,’ he repeated, ‘is a convent-bred genteel girl, who is
in all probability the granddaughter of General Lord Charvill. Only I just
want him. "
She pursed her lips and uttered a whistle, piercingly shrill and high; and instantly
she became the object of intense astonishment on the part of the other diners. After listening
attentively for a short time without drawing breath, he became convinced that his
apprehensions were groundless, and, greatly relieved, sat down upon the chair to
rest himself and prepare for further efforts. ”
Anna nodded. Once more he begged; but as Ruth only repeated her sharp command,
he spun about and raced toward the jungle. ”
Ann Veronica made a sympathetic little murmur. . If he
wished, he could even take this inheritance from her.
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