Anna was
singing as she used to sing. A strange betrothal!—the primal idea of which was escape! The girl, intent upon
abrogating for ever all legal rights of the father in the daughter, of rendering
innocuous the thing she had now named the Terror: the boy, seeking selfcrucifixion in expiation of his transgression, changing a peccadillo into
damnation!
It was easy for Ruth to surrender to the idea, for she believed she was loved; and
in gratitude it was already her determination to give this boy her heart's blood,
drop by drop, if he wanted it. "The long and the short o' the matter's this then," returned Sharples with dignity,
"the Markis begs your acceptance o' ten guineas to drink his health. And I’m afraid. It is a
precaution merely. I have told you. . Wood's at Dollis Hill, wholly unsuspicious of any designs against him, and, in
fact, entirely ignorant of your being acquainted with his return, or even of his
existence. ’
To be sure there was a way. It was in the quiet streets and squares toward Oxford Street that it first came
into her head disagreeably that she herself was being followed. \"I've got some chores to do and I usually
cook dinner on weeknights. "
The words were scarcely pronounced, when Rowland disappeared.
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