“Dreadful women, my dear!” said Miss Stanley. "For my part, I don't think you ever quite got over the accident you met
with on the night of the Great Storm. It was precious for two
reasons: it was the photograph of her beautiful mother whom she could not
remember, and it would identify her to the aunt in Hartford. What happened between Ruth and her father that made him hurry
off without passing ordinary courtesies with me?"
"I suppose I ought to tell you," said Spurlock; "but it is understood that Ruth
shall never know the truth. For a time Ann Veronica went on her way gauging the quality of sordid
streets. This adventure of yours has gone on
altogether too long; it has become a serious distress to both your aunt and
myself. Howsomdever, if you should reach t'other side, take an old
feller's advice, and don't be foolhardy enough to venter back again. “Fortunately I believe that the relationship
is not generally known. ’
‘Gammon!’ burst from the captain, who had just tossed off a glass of Madeira. So he resolved to try another tack. She threw out a hand to stop
herself from cannoning into them and, losing balance, tripped over her own
petticoats and fell to the carpeted floor, her hat falling off as she did so. ’
Leaning down, she raised the hem of the petticoat of her habit to reveal a neat
little pair of boots on her feet. "You are free," said he, "that grating forms a ladder, by which you may descend
in safety. Do anything to please you, Vee. We struggle against it at first, but in
the end we have to submit.
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