Wood's reception of the
widow, who, at that moment, was ushered into the room by Winifred, was not
particularly kind and encouraging. ’ His head came thrusting out at Melusine like a belligerent tortoise from
its shell. ‘Though he didn’t mean it. "
"That's my own concern," rejoined Sheppard. It was that somebody had cheated you. ”
“Mary, please don’t cry. “You may go on with that work,” he said, “so long as you keep in harmony
with things at home. ’
‘From a convent? Even if I wished to do it, I could not. In one angle of the room stood a disused fire-place, with a rusty
grate and broken chimney-piece; in the other there was a sort of box, contrived
between the wall and the boards, that looked like an apology for a cupboard. “And of course
you are my niece just as Annabel is, although I am sorry to learn that your
conduct has been much less discreet than hers. Wood, "because he
found him in the river!—ha! ha!"
"Ha! ha!" echoed Smith, taking another bumper of brandy; "he'll set the Thames
on fire one of these days, I'll warrant him!"
"That's more than you'll ever do, you drunken fool!" growled Jackson, in an
under tone: "be cautious, or you'll spoil all!"
"Suppose we send for a bowl of punch," said Kneebone.
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