”
“Damn!” he remarked at the defaced letter; and, taking a fresh sheet, he
recopied what he had written. To be free of outward distraction, he
shut his eyes and concentrated upon the scraps she had given him; and shortly,
with his eyes still closed, he began to describe Ruth's island: the mountain at one
end, with the ever-recurring scarves of mist drifting across the lava-scarred face;
the jungle at the foot of it; the dazzling border of white sand; the sprawling store
of the trader and the rotting wharf, sundrily patched with drift-wood; the native
huts on the sandy floor of the palm groves; the scattered sandalwood and ebony;
the screaming parakeets in the plantains; the fishing proas; the mission with its
white washed walls and barren frontage; the lagoon, fringed with coco palms,
now ruffled emerald, now placid sapphire. Love stories! It was of negligible importance that
these books were bound in paper; Romance lay unalterably within. A shout was heard at a little distance, and, the next moment, a person
rushed with breathless haste to the stair-head. Her formerly brown hair was dyed a white shade of
blonde. It had been her home for hundreds of years. Emile Gosse must know his only chance was
to be rid of Melusine. Once in England, she made all haste to visit
Remenham House. How
you dress when you're loafing will be no concern of mine; but fresh twill or
Shantung, when you dine with me, collar and tie. At the same time, I must say
that I am most anxious to improve my acquaintance with her. Don't you remember? There were four of us, and we
went touring in the city. “It is true. "Jack," continued Thames, addressing Sheppard, who had only just recovered
from the blow, and regained his feet, "I don't ask how you came here, nor do I
blame your rashness in doing so. “He naturally does
not wish for connexions which are—I do not wish to hurt you feelings, Anna,
but I must say it—not altogether desirable. Not
even for Ruth could he do such a beastly thing.
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