Vot am I to do vith these
young imps, eh?"
"What you generally do with your prisoners, Mr. The Iron Bar
397
XVIII. “In Paris your sister appeared to me to be a
charming student of frivolity. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project
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the work. To be free of outward distraction, he
shut his eyes and concentrated upon the scraps she had given him; and shortly,
with his eyes still closed, he began to describe Ruth's island: the mountain at one
end, with the ever-recurring scarves of mist drifting across the lava-scarred face;
the jungle at the foot of it; the dazzling border of white sand; the sprawling store
of the trader and the rotting wharf, sundrily patched with drift-wood; the native
huts on the sandy floor of the palm groves; the scattered sandalwood and ebony;
the screaming parakeets in the plantains; the fishing proas; the mission with its
white washed walls and barren frontage; the lagoon, fringed with coco palms,
now ruffled emerald, now placid sapphire. She was dressed for the street very much as her own maid was accustomed to
dress, and there was a thick veil attached to her hat. It was no use. ’
‘Well, I am glad he did not,’ intervened Lucilla, forestalling another withering
comment from the captain. His face changed and she saw, with a stab at her heart, the dawning of
irritation in his eyes. “It was unpleasant while it lasted, but it is over
—and my toasted scones are delicious.
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