Manning told her he loved beauty, and extorted a similar admission from
her; he then expatiated upon his own love of beauty. Teddy Widgett hovered on the
fringe of all these gatherings, blinking at Ann Veronica and occasionally making
a wildly friendly dash at her, and carrying her and Miss Miniver off to drink
cocoa with a choice diversity of other youthful and congenial Fabians after the
meetings. If he died, here in this hotel, who would
care? Or if she died, who would care?
A queer desire blossomed in her heart: to go to him, urge him to see the folly of
trying to forget. Dashing through the open door, he
crossed the Old Bailey, plunged into a narrow court on the opposite side of the
way, and was out of sight in a minute, baffling all pursuit. The coachman having received his order, and being offered an extra fare if he
drove quickly, set off at full speed. ’
‘Comment? You wish to murder me?’
‘No, I wish to beat you,’ he retorted.
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