There was a pause, while the steel grey
eyes sliced at her. " And before she could be prevented, she
lifted up the cloth, and disclosed Shotbolt. And we won’t make it so. “You poor child!” he said; “don’t
you see the infinite folly of these proceedings? Think! Think of the love and
affection you abandon! Think of your aunt, a second mother to you. The great door of the Stone Hall was thrown open, and
the sheriffs, preceded by the javelin-men, entered the room. It was comforting to have her there,
snoring gently. And here, we may be permitted to offer an observation upon the peculiar and
unaccountable influence which ladies of a shrewish turn so frequently exercise
over—we can scarcely, in this case, say—their lords and masters; an influence
which seems not merely to extend to the will of the husband, but even to his
inclinations. Would I could purchase his
apathy as easily as I can procure his assistance. ‘Seen her again, have you? Well, if she’s been giving
you as much saucy impudence as I’ve had to contend with, I can only say I’m
glad of it. Nothing would stop her,
and she was prepared to face the consequences. “Earning a salary!”
“You’re like a Princess in Exile!” he repeated, overruling her. ’
‘You are not on my side at all, and it will be better that, instead of saying such
things to him, you would say them to yourself. The sun lingered,
finally dropping beyond the dark canopy of pine trees at
the edge of the park. It was the last thing she felt like drinking.
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