CHAPTER XXI. His wife met him at the door, and into her hands he delivered his little charge. "Come, come, Jack," said Thames, walking up to Sheppard, and taking his hand, "have done with this. "Don't think to deceive me by your false pretences. “And this is Mr. She wondered even at this late day how she had been able to hold her maddening curiosity in check. But although startled and clearly afraid, there was no self-consciousness in her gaze and she was standing her ground. The vast mirrored chamber, with its four little square window bays, two either side of the large raised dais that led to the French doors, was very full of company for the start of the Little Season. Standing before a mirror set on a dresser between the windows, two hands frozen in the act of adjusting a wide-brimmed hat on her head, stood a lady in a dark riding habit, her startled features turned towards the door. ‘Why have you come in here?’ demanded Melusine, turning on him. He would have risen again, but for the significance of the action. I had two offers of marriage from men I liked very much indeed, but it never occurred to me to listen to either of them. “I cannot say more. The moment he was out in the hall, Ruth sat up hugging and rocking her body in delight.
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