How she had fought her eagerness in the beginning, lest it reveal her ignorance
of the marvels of mankind! The terror and ecstasy of that night in Singapore—
the first city she had ever seen! There was still the impression that something
akin to a miracle had piloted her successfully from one ordeal to another. "
"Did I hear you aright?" asked Trenchard, with startling eagerness. Indeed,
almost insensibly Ann Veronica became habituated to the peculiar appearance
and the peculiar manners of the people “in the van. “Who are YOU that the world should lie down at your feet?
“You’ve got to be a decent citizen, Ann Veronica. Now, more than ever, it was time to start
running. This hand
consigned him to destruction, but another was stretched forth to save him. Gosse had hidden himself successfully then. Near to these hopeful youths sat a
fence, or receiver, bargaining with a clouter, or pickpocket, for a suit,—or, to
speak in more intelligible language, a watch and seals, two cloaks, commonly
called watch-cases, and a wedge-lobb, otherwise known as a silver snuff-box. ‘You think I am like that Valade?
No, a thousand times. ‘You are Mrs Ibstock, I think,’ she said eagerly. You will have to tell me. Your glove will suffice. “You don’t want to go?”
“No. In order to guard against accidents or surprises,
watchmen, or scouts, (as they were styled,) were stationed at the three main
outlets of the sanctuary ready to give the signal in the manner just described:
bars were erected, which, in case of emergency; could be immediately stretched
across the streets: doors were attached to the alleys; and were never opened
without due precautions; gates were affixed to the courts, wickets to the gates,
and bolts to the wickets. He seemed like a very
intelligent doctor and not at all like a snooty archbishop.
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