The will to
live had returned. Part 2
When at last she did so, the sapphire ring took on a new quality in the
imagination of Capes. Checking an ominous cough, that, ever and
anon, convulsed her lungs, the poor woman addressed a few parting words to her
companion, who lingered at the doorway as if he had something on his mind,
which he did not very well know how to communicate. There was no reason why she shouldn’t be his restrained and dignified
friend. When she came to, she was lying with her head in Martha’s lap, and a livid
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"Man, in God's name, come with me and tell her this!" urged
Spurlock. Surely she could ignore him. Nevertheless, she was no fool, and she knew that they could easily break loose
and cause her to fall. She parted the curtains to find him standing
there. Wood had the
advantage of her husband in point of years, being on the sunny side of forty,—a
period pronounced by competent judges to be the most fascinating, and, at the
same time, most critical epoch of woman's existence,—whereas, he was on the
shady side of fifty,—a term of life not generally conceived to have any special
recommendation in female eyes. From time to time the man
below would shout, and the boy would let the threads go with the snap of a
harpist, only to recover them instantly.
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