CHAPTER XVII
After the Ten Commandments have been spoken, conscience becomes less
something inherent than something acquired. It was, Ann Veronica felt, as a sip or so of that remarkable
blend warmed her blood, just the sort of thing that her aunt would not approve,
to be lunching thus, tete-a-tete with a man; and yet at the same time it was a
perfectly innocent as well as agreeable proceeding. He pulled her from him to kiss
her on the mouth and paused, looking into her face. Exerting all his energies, and using the bar as a lever, he forced
off the iron band, which was full seven feet high, seven inches wide, and two
thick, and which brought with it in its fall the box of the lock and the socket of
the bolt, leaving no further hinderance. It isn’t
illusions—for us. Just now the waterchestnuts…. Why else?’
Gerald stared at her blankly. You
were pointed out to me at—a few nights ago. “Am I becoming reasonable or am I being tamed?
“I’m simply discovering that life is many-sided and complex and puzzling. I suppose most of our daughters would marry
organ-grinders if they had a chance—at that age. With a moment of inward shame he remembered his
deportment towards Anna. Lucy heard a stir, but if
Dawn Plote were to arise and come into the room, it
could only mean two murders tonight. It
is good sometimes to walk with a man who can look God squarely in the face, as
you can. But at
length, there was a click, and with a swish, the panel of painted books swung
outward from the wall.
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