Here," he added, throwing a handbill on the bed, "are
the particulars of the burglary, with the reward for Jack's apprehension. And Gerald—
Melusine swallowed on an unaccountable lump in her throat. At last she glanced at a little clock in the corner of the
room, and sprang to her feet. “Oh, God!” she said at last, “how I wish I had been taught to pray!”
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She had some idea of putting these subtle and difficult issues to the chaplain
when she was warned of his advent. . She was practically destitute of jewellery. ’
‘But what do you want it for, miss?’
‘But to protect myself. "To-morrow it will be mine. The roof was partially
untiled; the chimneys were tottering; the side-walls bulged, and were supported
by a piece of timber propped against the opposite house; the glass in most of the
windows was broken, and its place supplied with paper; while, in some cases,
the very frames of the windows had been destroyed, and the apertures were left
free to the airs of heaven. ’
‘Oh, don’t you?’ Gerald said grimly. "
"Impossible!" rejoined his mother. Indeed, it was his boast that he could find his way
through any part of London blindfolded; and by this time, it would seem, he had
nearly arrived at his destination; for, grasping his companion's arm, he led him
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