’
He saw that Mrs Sindlesham, for all her vaunted freedom of speech, was
honestly shocked by this revelation. She blushed prettily, and in a moment regained
command of her tongue. "What have you got there in your
breast—a stone? Is there blood or water in your veins?"
The dam broke, but not with violence. The well of tears in her
eyes was dry. The joy that filled her veins with throbbing fire urged her
to rise and go swinging and whirling and dipping. As soon as dinner was over she went into the
kitchen and devoted herself to compiling a tray—not a tray merely of halfcooled dinner things, but a specially prepared “nice” tray, suitable for tempting
any one. "
"You are right, Sir," said the worthy carpenter, rising. But the
free arm of the stranger hit him a flail-like blow on the chest and sent him
sprawling into the yielding sand. ”
“Sure, anything you want. The young lady saw the change, and almost snorted. I promise not to do it again. The cook tried to ply her with spiced meat
and fish soup. Roof open
—like a Noah’s Ark. If she had any idea at all, it was
something she dimly recalled from her books: something celestially beautiful,
with a happy ending.
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