She felt she was now near her
boy, and, nothing doubting her ability to rescue him from his perilous situation,
she breathed a fervent prayer for his deliverance; and bending her steps towards
the tavern in question, revolved within her mind as she walked along the best
means of accomplishing her purpose. But this plan
(probably from its danger) was instantly abandoned; not, however, before her
momentary hesitation had been taken advantage of by her pursuers, who,
redoubling their efforts at this juncture, materially lessened the distance between
them. The only difference between the officers of Newgate and their brethren was, that
they had enormous bunches of keys at their girdles, while the latter had left their
keys at home. "
"Mother be——!" returned Jack. "Ali Baba, in a blue-serge coat!… God-forsaken fool!"
CHAPTER XIII
One day Ruth caught the patient's eyes following her about; but there was no
question in the gaze, no interest; so she pretended not to notice. But what are you doing here?”
“Old Père Runeval met me on your doorstep, and he would not let me go. ‘Never fear, my love. But the
lady was not so easily won; and though she did not absolutely reject him, gave
him very slight hopes. After all, Hilary must be near
returned by now. ‘So
yours is the rattling tongue, is it, young madam?’
‘I should say so. You bring me this grandfather, whom you know well I do not in the least wish to
see, for I have told you so. I was at work at it yesterday and the day before. Her aunt was blandly amiable above a certain tremulous
undertow, and talked as if to a caller about the alarming spread of marigolds that
summer at the end of the garden, a sort of Yellow Peril to all the smaller hardy
annuals, while her father brought some papers to table and presented himself as
preoccupied with them. ’ He laughed.
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