She was new, unlike any other woman he had met in all his wide
travel. Taking a
firm grasp of his pistol, Gerald eased back, let go the handle of the door, and at
the same instant, swung his booted foot. Her soft brown eyes, inherited from Larry,
warmed an already pretty face. He asked her
whether she understood what she was saying, and went on to say still more
precisely that she should never touch a penny of his money until she came home
again—not one penny. "
"Ah, yes, yes; lawful husbands in these parts are those who can take and hold…. Her mind had
been and was full of the thought of Capes, a huge generalized Capes-lover. If he had got off, they might have hanged me, and welcome. For that such a man does not mind
about the dowry, he must be in love en désespoir. She found it
rather funny that he always wore the shirt fastidiously
tucked in and never wore the ensemble without a stiff
brown leather belt. ”
“Oh! but you ARE splendid and open and fearless! As if I couldn’t allow!
What are all these little things? Nothing! Nothing! You can’t sully yourself. Tell me how you are earning your living
here, Anna—typewriting, or painting, or lady’s companion?”
“I think,” Anna said, “that the less you know about me the better. She was still more stirred
by the idea of the equal citizenship of men and women, by the realization that a
big and growing organization of women were giving form and a generalized
expression to just that personal pride, that aspiration for personal freedom and
respect which had brought her to London; but when she heard Miss Miniver
discoursing on the next step in the suffrage campaign, or read of women
badgering Cabinet Ministers, padlocked to railings, or getting up in a public
meeting to pipe out a demand for votes and be carried out kicking and
screaming, her soul revolted. ’
‘You always were an old sobersides, even as a boy,’ retorted the major, who
was close on thirty now, yet as ripe for excitement as he had been on receiving
his first commission at sixteen.
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