Some man!
And to conclude it all was the figure of her father in the doorway, giving her a
last chance, his hat in one hand, his umbrella in the other, shaken at her to
emphasize his point. ’
Triumph soared in Gerald’s chest. “I am much obliged to you,” he said. Young, not much older than she was: she was twenty and he was possibly
twenty-four. ‘How is your plan now, mon brave?’ Melusine taunted. He is big and powerful; one of those
drinkers who show it but little outwardly. ’
She eyed him, all her uncertainty surfacing. Then suddenly the curtain would fall. ”
She had no way of retaliating, so she made a decision. It was scarcely likely that she would have accepted
his aid. ”
Annabel laughed derisively and took up her book. How she had fought her eagerness in the beginning, lest it reveal her ignorance
of the marvels of mankind! The terror and ecstasy of that night in Singapore—
the first city she had ever seen! There was still the impression that something
akin to a miracle had piloted her successfully from one ordeal to another. After the first courses however she scarcely noticed him. She
pursued her interest in the Socialist movement and in the Suffragist agitation in
the company of Miss Miniver. But, alas!
she was beautiful—and beauty is a crime not to be forgiven by a jealous woman.
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