” For a fraction of a second the two young men hesitated. To Gerald’s eye, the refugees therefore presented a rather forlorn little group, almost huddling together and chattering in low tones in their own tongue. ’ Abruptly, the niggling doubt that had been plaguing Lord Charvill came sweeping to the surface. " "I am calm—quite calm, Rowland," she answered, with lips whose agitation belied her words. He uttered one word over and over, monotonously: "Fool! … Fool!" But invariably the touch of Ruth's hand quieted him, and his head would cease to roll from side to side. Wood gave the required promise, though he could not help thinking that if either of them had cause to be jealous he was the party. His sword done with, he took up the bludgeon; balanced it in his hand; upon the points of his fingers; and let it fall with a smash, intentionally, upon the table. The beautiful city that she had been awed by and even grown to love had been abandoned. I want to be your knight, your servant, your protector, your—I dare scarcely write the word—your husband. “Does he live here?” he asked her presently. If I offered you half of my possessions, you'd doubtless wallop me on the jaw. "A little extra exertion will teach him the advantage of diligence at the proper season. " So saying, he re-entered the house, closed the door, and, followed by the widow, proceeded to the fire-place, where a handful of chips, apparently just lighted, crackled within the rusty grate.
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