‘You dare to come to me? What do you wish of
me? Why have you come? I do not want you!’ She swept round on Gerald
abruptly and he braced for the onslaught. Her defence ceased rapidly to be in any
sense ladylike, and became vigorous and effective; a strand of black hair that had
escaped its hairpins came athwart Ramage’s eyes, and then the knuckles of a
small but very hardly clinched fist had thrust itself with extreme effectiveness
and painfulness under his jawbone and ear. This
extraordinary child had opened up an old channel through which it was no
longer safe to cruise. ”
“I couldn’t do that,” said Ann Veronica, sharply. Bowing to the stranger, the woollen-draper very politely requested to know his
business. It's a mighty quare 'un, though. At first she could not tell what it was; but as her
eyes became accustomed to the light, she recognized the old coat. Mother! do you know what you do? Would you sell yourself to this fiend?"
"I would sell myself, body and soul, to save you," rejoined his mother, bursting
from his grasp. There was a concerted gasp of shock from both
the black-garbed lad and the coachman. Quilt was not
long in following his example.
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