He was accustomed to such surprises, and enjoyed them. Not much. "Hands off!" she exclaimed, "or you'll repent it. " "It's no use going to bed," answered Rachel. What a God-forsaken fool he was! And dimly, out there somewhere in the South Seas—the beach! Already he sensed the fascination of the inevitable; and with this fascination came the idea of haste, to get there quickly and have done. He came to her and stood before her, waiting, the morning light dazzling his eyes. " "What else did you do when alone?" "I read the encyclopaedia. ’ ‘Pottiswick, you mean, miss?’ ‘Yes, yes. John stared palely. All that confidence, born of irony, disappeared; and fear laid hold of him. Did she suppose him a possible pretender to her daughter’s hand? The girl—Dorothée, if memory served—was clearly marriageable, but he imagined most of these unhappy exiles were all but penniless. “I am afraid—I really think that one of us ought to go with you,” he said. “May I enquire,” he asked smoothly, “in what way my appearance contributes to your amusement? If there is a joke I should like to share it. It is useless to contend with him, even with right on your side. I give myself to you.
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