Bulging out more in the
middle than at the two extremities, it resembled an enormous cask set on its end,
—a sort of Heidelberg tun on a large scale,—and this resemblance was increased
by the small circular aperture—it hardly deserved to be called a door—pierced,
like the bung-hole of a barrell, through the side of the structure, at some distance
from the ground, and approached by a flight of wooden steps. ’ She counted off on her fingers. ’
Gerald turned and came back to her. Drummond,” he continued, looking across at his
vis-à-vis, “we look to you to give expression to our sentiments. "
Thames glanced at the despatch, and, after a moment's reflection, inquired, "In
what way is the attempt upon my life to be made?"
"That I couldn't ascertain," replied Jack; "but I advise you to be upon your guard. She took it for granted Ann
Veronica wore stays—mild stays, perhaps, but stays, and thought no more of the
matter. That is what stands between us, if you
would know—that. “She has nothing to be afraid of,” he continued. These things did not harmonize with his conception of the forthcoming
(if unavoidable) interview. Fiercely defensive, as usual. . But whatever she may have said was lost as Gerald pinned her to the wall, the
point of the sword at her throat. Lady Palsworthy liked Ann Veronica because she was never awkward, had
steady eyes, and an almost invariable neatness and dignity in her clothes.
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