The blow had brought him back
to the realm of sober thought. Ann Veronica was much impressed by a mighty trying on and altering and
fussing about Alice’s “things”—Alice was being re-costumed from garret to
cellar, with a walking-dress and walking-boots to measure, and a bride’s costume
of the most ravishing description, and stockings and such like beyond the dreams
of avarice—and a constant and increasing dripping into the house of irrelevant
remarkable objects, such as—
Real lace bedspread;
Gilt travelling clock;
Ornamental pewter plaque;
Salad bowl (silver mounted) and servers;
Madgett’s “English Poets” (twelve volumes), bound purple morocco;
Etc. ”
“So far as one can judge from the system in practice,” said Ann Veronica,
speaking in a loud, common-sense, detached tone, and beginning to walk slowly
but resolutely toward the lawn, “it doesn’t work. Spurlock slept on. "He's dead," exclaimed Austin. ‘Um—begging your pardon, sir, but—um—what was you meaning to arrest
the young lady for?’
‘Trespassing, theft, and suspicion of spying,’ announced Roding fluently. The
winters were bitter here, they could have just as easily
been frozen off. ‘You
should rather be arresting the girl and throwing her into gaol for attempted
murder. “Well?” she said. “Indeed, I must implore you to return. If he succeeds there, I do not know how I can prove
myself. "
"That 'ud be no such easy matter," replied the countryman. What
was to happen now? She turned to Roding quickly. "
In spite of her displeasure, Winifred could not help smiling at the absurdity of
this address. "
"I can avenge her," cried Jack in a terrible tone.
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