The poor boy, wanting his empty coat! The incident, however, caused her to
review the recent events. In this moment he could have stamped upon the Wastrel's face, and ended
the affair; but all that was clean in him, chivalrous, revolted at the thought. CHAPTER XXIII
Next morning Ruth did not refer to the episode on the sands of the lagoon. ’
‘That was hardly the impression I got,’ Gerald murmured, remembering
Melusine’s attitude to Leonardo. A woman hard to read, who seemed to delight in keeping locked up
behind that fascinating rigidity of feature the intense sensibility which had been
revealed to him, her master, only in occasional and rare moments of enthusiasm. “An annuity—a sum of money paid to you yearly or quarterly through my
solicitors, and which you can consider as a gift from your sister. It occasionally troubled the major that Hilary’s staunch loyalty had led
him into hair-raising exploits at Gerald’s side, for he was perfectly aware that
Hilary would not have dreamed of deserting him. Wood, meanwhile, had summoned his men-servants, and having armed them
with such weapons as could be found, they proceeded to the garden, where the
first object they encountered was Thames Darrell, extended on the ground, and
weltering in his blood. The huge, newly remodeled brick house was crammed
full of people reeking of beer, vodka, and tequila. The wounded man had
descended the bridge, and dashed himself against the door beyond it; but, finding
it impossible to force his way further, he turned to confront his assailants. She tore open the envelope and read it.
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