There were dark
rims under her eyes, soft now with unshed tears. There was no reason why she
shouldn’t be Capes’ friend. She was aware of
people—her aunt, her father, her fellow-students, friends, and neighbors—
moving about outside this glowing secret, very much as an actor is aware of the
dim audience beyond the barrier of the footlights. For the
young, immortality must seem promising, even
wonderful! The grass is always greener on the other
side. But this was but a momentary gleam of personal application, and at this time
she followed it up no further. Apart from everything else, this meeting of ours is a breach of a good
rule. Why do
women take to lies and deceit and trickery as naturally as a duck to water?”
“You are not alluding, I hope, to Miss Pellissier?” Ennison said stiffly. He was safe, out of the beaten track, at last really comparable
to the needle in the haystack. Blood dripped down
one side of her forehead. But if I painted her as I'd like to, the natives would instantly
distrust me; and I'd have to build up confidence all over again. “Dear friend,” she said, “this is a matter which you must leave to me to do as I
think best. The young man opposite was straining his ears to listen to
their conversation.
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