But that other world, in spite of her resolute exclusion of it, was always
looking round corners and peeping through chinks and crannies, and rustling and
raiding into the order in which she chose to live, shining out of pictures at her,
echoing in lyrics and music; it invaded her dreams, it wrote up broken and
enigmatical sentences upon the passage walls of her mind. Sometimes I am
frightfully busy; and then there will be periods of dullness. ‘Which is why I feel sure he will
utterly repulse the girl, even if she is his granddaughter. One
married as he wished and one against his wishes, and now here was Ann
Veronica, his little Vee, discontented with her beautiful, safe, and sheltering
home, going about with hatless friends to Socialist meetings and art-class
dances, and displaying a disposition to carry her scientific ambitions to
unwomanly lengths. He was standing
by, rating her ladyship,—who can scarcely stir from the sofa,—while I was
packing up her jewels in the case, and I observed that she tried to hide a small
casket from him. Flattened flowers aren’t
for the likes of us. Manning’s letter. His tone was kind and sympathetic. Hurt beyond what he could imagine by the selfishness and
pride of her forbears, whose fateful disputes had robbed her of the life she
should have led, the plucky little devil had taken matters into her own hands. Ah Cum's glance returned to the girl. Ever since the young police
officer had arrived on her doorstep the clock had started
ticking faster. There, after protestations of friendliness and helpfulness that were almost ardent,
he mounted a little clumsily and rode off at an amiable pace, looking his best,
making a leg with his riding gaiters, smiling and saluting, while Ann Veronica
turned northward and so came to Micklechesil. Moving to the shuttered window, Melusine dragged the heavy drapes back. But be patient, I am your fast friend. You
couldn’t help it.
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