He had
saluted her with elaborate civility, his eyes distended with indecipherable
meanings. She ought to
have written at once and told him exactly what had happened. “My sister and I,” she said slowly, “have seen very little of each other lately. Unfortunately, I have little detail of the
circumstances which surrounded the birth of the girl, and her subsequent
removal to France. Explain to Sir John our feelings. All
the rest of his existence was subordinate to this pursuit; he lived for it, worked
for it, kept himself in training for it. A black-garbed young lad leapt out and let down the
steps. Romance! The romance of passing faces, of wires that carried voices and words
to the far ends of the world, of tremendous mechanisms that propelled ships and
trains! And, oh the beautiful books!
She swiftly knelt upon the floor and once more gathered the books to her heart. He took into his soul some of the father's misery, some of the daughter's, to
mingle with his own. "I think you're all bewitched," she cried. The mob now directed their attention to Newgate; and, from their threats,
appeared determined to fire it.
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