”
He put his head on one side, pulled down the corners of his mouth, and looked
at her over his glasses. The curtains which she had left drawn were open, and the
electric lights were turned on. "And who is this Van Gal—Gal—what's his
outlandish name?"
"Van Galgebrok," replied the widow. "But, perhaps, he has not got beyond the room above. If ever
the denouement came—if ever the Hand reached him—Ruth would then
understand why he had rebuffed all her tender advances. Erected in Moorfields in 1675, upon the model of the
Tuileries, it is said that Louis the Fourteenth was so incensed at the insult offered
to his palace, that he had a counterpart of St. ”
“Really,” she said, with a hard little laugh, “you must regard me as a very goodnatured person. One thing—he could be thankful for
that—the peak of his misfortunes had been reached; the world might come to an
end now and not matter in the least. We've made a pretty penny by him—sixty guineas
this blessed day. You have been to see your sister, of course. She has contrived to keep out of my sight up to this time, and I've
no doubt she'll keep out of it altogether for the future.
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