"And now," he continued, sternly, "was it your master who has just ridden by?"
"No," answered Quilt, sullenly. We had no idea. “You were going to answer it?”
“Certainly not!” she said deliberately. He hung over her—he and his loan to her
and his connection with her and that terrible evening—a vague, disconcerting
possibility of annoyance and exposure. "Because you did not wish to hurt me?"
"Yes. ‘Do not tell me he has
escaped. ‘How do you know?’
‘Exactly,’ pounced Roding bitterly. Alderley’s
company of militia being his own, he was able to choose duty periods
convenient to himself and his captain, and was under no obligation to wear dress
uniform. You are welcome to proclaim yourself ‘Alcide’ if
you will. At least I rather hoped I
might spend my time chasing smugglers, which would have afforded some
excitement. Anna merely glanced at
the coarse, flushed features, and at once shook her head. She stood, as it were, directed doorward, with
her eyes watching every movement, listening to him, repelled by him and yet
dimly understanding. ”
Like most men who lie but seldom, he lied well.
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