All these circumstances,—slight in
themselves, but powerful in their effect,—touched the heart of the widowed
carpenter, and added to his depression. "Somebody ought to get hold of that young man," said Prudence, grimly, as she
nodded in Spurlock's direction. " And he proceeded to unfold his scheme to the woollen-draper. He embraced her like her
father once had. Manning
leaned forward on the table, talking discursively on the probable brilliance of
their married life. Or I should say—’
‘Eugenia,’ cut in Gerald grimly. "The key," replied the widow. She thought me—
filthy. "
"That, alone, ought to have prevented you from acting as you did, Jack,"
returned Thames, gravely. Marvel was almost dislodged from
his seat on the coffin by a dead dog, which was hurled against him, and struck
him in the face. "
He then sprung into the coach, the door of which was closed by Obadiah, who
mounted the box. "
Spurlock laughed. Not a star could be discerned, but, in their stead, streaks
of lurid radiance, whence proceeding it was impossible to determine, shot ever
and anon athwart the dusky vault, and added to the ominous and threatening
appearance of the night. Vexation at his folly in suffering
himself to be thus entrapped kept Wood for a short time silent. 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.
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