” Anna looked at her sister gravely. Annabel half filled her glass with wine, and taking a little folded packet from her plate, shook the contents into it. It was a gorgeous May evening, the air redolent with the soapy purple scents of hyacinth and lilac. Now I am sorry to cross you in anything you have set your heart upon, but I regret to say—” “H’m,” he reflected, and crossed out the last four words. The curve of his shoulders, the very angle of his feet, expressed relief at her apparent obedience. It is not for myself I fear. Had he but known it, his outburst had done him no harm in the major’s eyes. The lamp was not yet lit, and in the dim light he bent forward as though trying to look into her averted face. As soon as he became convalescent, and all fears of his premature dissolution were at an end, Wild recommenced his rigorous treatment. A shudder rippled across his shoulders. Amid this tumult, several men armed with tremendous bludgeons, with their faces besmeared with grease and soot, and otherwise disguised, were observed to be urging the populace to attempt a rescue. ’ ‘What heir?’ ‘Exactly. Wood, "because he found him in the river!—ha! ha!" "Ha! ha!" echoed Smith, taking another bumper of brandy; "he'll set the Thames on fire one of these days, I'll warrant him!" "That's more than you'll ever do, you drunken fool!" growled Jackson, in an under tone: "be cautious, or you'll spoil all!" "Suppose we send for a bowl of punch," said Kneebone. Ann Veronica could at the same time ask herself what this queer old gentleman could have meant by speaking to her, and know—know in general terms, at least—what that accosting signified.
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