The agony on the sands now
ceased to puzzle her. ‘How did you know that Mary was
his daughter?’
Gerald hesitated. He had never
wanted daughters. He wanted to know what the
joke against him was—if any. Fame of any sort was folly and she
knew better. ”
“If you tempt me too much,” she said, after a silence, “I shall do it. I’ve
called half a dozen times at her flat, and she won’t see me. Something or other—she did not catch what—he was damned if he could stand. If you knew anything about Canton ware, you were, as
like as not, sorely tempted to stuff a teacup into your pocket. “Your little flag of pride must flutter down with the rest of them, Ann
Veronica. Then she went in and up-stairs, hesitated on the landing,
and finally, a little breathless and with an air of great dignity, opened the door
and walked into Ann Veronica’s room. Foundation
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