Even in her own sorry skin-and-bones state of
wraithlike pallor and gray under eye circles she was
drawing unwanted attention from would-be admirers. “No, stay, Lucy. ” She barked. To his relief, Mrs Sindlesham stepped into the breach, grasping
her cane and rising painfully from her chair. London, Paris, Rome! There were no hotel labels on the
patient's trunk, but there were ship labels; and by these she was able to
reconstruct the journey: from New York to Naples, thence to Alexandria; from
Port Saïd to Colombo; from Colombo to Bombay; from Calcutta to Rangoon,
thence down to Singapore; from Singapore to Hong-Kong. He is an awfully good sort—
and now he has come to me to help him if I can. 'It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far,
far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known. Anna came back into the sitting-room with a
little sigh of relief. I call myself a man of the world, a man of
many experiences, but I never knew what love meant—until I met your sister. ”
“The only Montague Hill I ever knew,” Annabel said slowly, “is dead. She remained standing
stiffly, unable even to move. I have very few friends in Paris. ”
“Anna!”
“It is true, dear. "
He offered cigars, and Ruth got up. "You will not
hesitate to break it, if it suits your purpose.
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