"The gentleman is a stranger to me, Poll," replied the woollen-draper, with increased embarrassment. Arrived at the extremity of the building, he found that it overlooked the flat-roof of a house which, as far as he could judge in the darkness, lay at a depth of about twenty feet below. “Oh my God, what if she’s dead?” More giggling. Who was he to tread on her dreams? She had heroworshipped an unscrupulous adventurer, who had not hesitated to impose on her youth and her ignorance. That, Sir, is what I call being a Good Samaritan. But recently he had asked God to pile it all on him; and God had added this, with a fresh portion for Ruth. It appears that he was an unsuccessful admirer of the lady in question, and he admits that, under the influence of drink, he broke into her rooms, and there made a determined attempt at suicide. “It has been very kind of you to see me, but I don’t want to sit and talk and use your time any longer. Never be downhearted. ‘Why?’ Melusine eyed him dubiously. In others, she acts with the speed and surety of the loosed arrow. Though scarcely two hours past midnight, it was perfectly light. The latter looked very pale, either from the effect of his wound, which was not yet entirely healed, or from suppressed emotion,—partly, perhaps, from both causes,—and wore his left arm in a sling.
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