Ruth, without suspecting it, had fallen upon a fundamental truth: that each and
every book fitted into the scheme of human moods and intelligence. Now that she was his, to make or mar, she presented an extraordinary
fascination. "A thousand pounds," he observed, gloomily, "is a heavy price to pay for
doubtful secrecy, when certain silence might be so cheaply procured. ’
Hilary’s brows shot up. Ann Veronica snatched at the opportunity, and spent most of the intervening time
in the Assyrian Court of the British Museum, reading and thinking over a little
book upon the feminist movement the tired woman had made her buy. ”
And then ahead of her she saw the radiant and welcoming figure of Manning. She had eaten little
or no tea, and her mid-day meal had been worse than nothing. The dream flowers and is harvested, and we are left by the wayside,
having served our singular purpose in the scheme of progress: as the orange is
tossed aside when sucked of its ruddy juice. Even the light was different in
Athens, soft and golden, sweet as the morning dew
blessed by Athena herself. ’
‘Listen. Part 5
Ann Veronica’s resolve to have things out with her father was not
accomplished without difficulty. ‘What is the matter?’
‘Is there nothing you do not know?’ she asked faintly. It is better to face the truth. Doctors constantly admonished and offered weak
consolation that most would have been hurt much worse
from the type of fall he took. ‘I suppose he isn’t this Leonardo you spoke of?’
‘Certainly he is not Leonardo.
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