He had
quite enough to see to and worry about in the City without their doing things. Have
you not tired of sadness and pain?”
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She thought she could hear tears in his voice but
would not look at him. It was easy enough to lie
to anyone else. Something forbade him to draw her toward him and seal the compact with a kiss. Roused by Ben's warning, the carpenter looked up and could just perceive the
dusky outline of the bridge looming through the darkness, and rendered
indistinctly visible by the many lights that twinkled from the windows of the
lofty houses. He's as
generous as he's frolicsome. His tone was rough, almost threatening. So, forthwith, without any preliminaries beyond introductions, he began the
ceremony; and shortly Ruth Enschede became Ruth Spurlock, for better or for
worse. "I beg your pardon," he cried; "but really—ha! ha!—you must excuse me!—that
is so uncommonly diverting—ha! ha! Do let me hear it again?—ha! ha! ha!"
"Upon my word," rejoined Wood, "you seem vastly entertained by my
misfortunes. I meant mischief. He, next,
discovered that Blueskin was gone; and, pursuing his scrutiny, found that he had
carried off all the banknotes, gold, and letters,—including, what Jonathan
himself was not aware of,—the two packets which he had abstracted from the
person of Thames. "
"Then you're heartily welcome, Sir, whoever you are.
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