“Never mind me. “You certainly got him in the bag. ”
Anna glanced towards her sister, but the latter avoided her eyes. ’
It had not before occurred to him, but this realisation fuelled the general’s
growing conviction that he was being imposed upon in some way. "
"He couldn't help it, Ruth. ”
She smiled at him, an understanding smile, but her words defied him. ”
The talk was animated, and remained always brilliant in form even when it
ceased to be brilliant in substance. “If one half of the stories about Meysey Hill are true,” he answered, “I would not
stretch out my little finger to save his life. ”
“I suppose people would say that it is a matter of temperament,” she continued. She knew, or guessed his mission too,
for more than once their eyes met, and she laughed mockingly at him. In their opinion a hundred pounds would not repair the damage
done to the prison. She had to wait some minutes in an outer office, wherein three young men of
spirited costume and appearance regarded her with ill-concealed curiosity and
admiration. "
"So it seems," observed the woollen-draper, "and for every one else, too. Wild's
intention, doubtless, was to use you as far as he found necessary, and then to sell
you. Everything was done in a genteel and ordinary way, but on
the other hand, there was no lingering.
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