“Aunt!” she said, “I can’t—”
Then she caught a wild appeal in her aunt’s blue eye, halted, and the door
clicked upon them. She had delicate oval features, light, laughing blue eyes, a pretty nez
retroussé, (why have we not the term, since we have the best specimens of the
feature?) teeth of pearly whiteness, and a brilliant complexion, set off by rich
auburn hair, a very white neck and shoulders,—the latter, perhaps, a trifle too
much exposed. Gerald hoped he had covered
all options and had resisted the temptation to pay mademoiselle a visit. These petals! I’ve been wanting to cry all the evening, cry here
on your shoulder for my petals. So am I. She would always be waiting upon this boy, he mused. And yet, she would be easy prey in her present state of mind to any plausible,
attractive scoundrel. Eh bien,
she must use her tongue against him. Agents were
dispersed in all directions—offers the most tempting held out to induce the
wavering to join the Chevalier's standard. Where is your hat?’
‘Parbleu, is this a way to rescue me?’ Melusine demanded, digging in her
heels and wrenching her arm out of his hold. Why would militia be infesting the place? And he must by now
be aware of my interest. Down on me
luck, I was, and they took me in.
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