’ ‘And you will not,’ came triumphantly from the cherry lips. ” “May I put you in a hansom?” he asked, lifting his stick. She was civil, but she was obviously impatient to know his errand. 275 “Yes!” She answered, feeling joy and fear well in her chest. She confronted him with his own double-standard. 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. But there was nothing in her bearing that a passer-by would have noted, to tell of the excitement that possessed her. S. Supper was quickly served; the oldest bottle of wine was brought from the cellar; the strongest barrel of ale was tapped; but not one of the party could eat or drink—their hearts were too full. ’ ‘I don’t want to think it,’ he said, and she thrilled to the savagery in his tone. ‘Very well, arrest me.
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