Part 7
“And what are you doing here, young lady,” he said, looking up at her face,
“wandering alone so far from home?”
“I like long walks,” said Ann Veronica, looking down on him. "I mean to
have no one but yourself in it. She stood without motion and without
strength. She visualized him as in a policeman’s
uniform and quite impassive. I refused to sign a petition in his behalf to the Recorder; not from any ill-will to
him, but because it was prepared by a person whom I particularly dislike—
Captain Darrell. ’
‘Of course you weren’t there,’ snapped Hilary. ‘Lord,’ Gerald uttered, his inexplicable annoyance evaporating. ’
There was a chuckle in his voice. It’s my
choice, Lucy. It is absolutely a frightful neighbourhood, this. His father was one of my old customers, and I am happy to
find his son treading in his steps. The lady reseated
herself, watching him expectantly. I had a sort of idea,” he went on, “that you were starting life all over
again, and it seemed awfully plucky. “Yes,” she answered, looking away.
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