He had sold half a dozen short tales to thirdrate magazines; but this letter had been issued from a distinguished editorial
room, of international reputation. He
spent the evening telling her stories of Greece as she sat
in front of a roaring fire. “Really,” she said. "Not so, Sir Rowland," returned Jonathan; "you are my prisoner. Mesdames Thierry and Poussaint appeared delighted to meet Gerald, and he
was obliged to do the pretty to their daughters too. I suppose most of our daughters would marry
organ-grinders if they had a chance—at that age. Anna leaned back with half closed
eyes. ‘Get out! Out, I say! Think I want another miserable cowardly good-for-nothing
wastrel on my hands? Begone! Out of my house!’
He drove them to the door, grimly satisfied when the girl’s nerve broke. But when it
came to broaching them, it proved to be much more difficult than she had
supposed. Beneath the serene unconcern of Ann Veronica’s face was a boiling tumult. “Diedermayer’s a kiss-ass. He
had not proceeded far when he encountered Sir Rowland, who, having missed
his attendant, had returned to look after him. Sheppard, who witnessed this occurrence with dismay, looked timorously
at Wood, in expectation of some hint being given as to the course she had better
pursue; but, receiving none, for the carpenter was too much agitated to attend to
her, she ventured to express a fear that she was intruding.
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