‘Housebreaking, Hilary? I take the matter of housebreaking very seriously, I’ll have you know. For a few days she was fascinated by the place, exploring the moldy rooms, the weird treasures hiding in forgotten trousseaus. Her mother had died when she was thirteen, her two much older sisters had married off—one submissively, one insubordinately; her two brothers had gone out into the world well ahead of her, and so she had made what she could of her father. That’s how it takes me. But I give you this warning, and let it sink in. It was obvious that he had waited for her. Pity he's ta'en to bad ways so airly. ‘We was of an age, you see, miss. But the vicomte has said that his sister may remain, but that the daughter must go. ‘I know you, Gerald. ’ ‘He said!’ Melusine uttered scornfully. His face, as he looked down where his hand sought for a weapon concealed in her petticoat, was so close that she could see only the line of his firm jaw, the drag of his powdered hair that drew it into the military pigtail, and the black ribbon that adorned it. ‘It is necessary that one is at all times ready to protect oneself,’ explained the young lady flatly. Hurrying on, his progress was soon checked by a strong door, several inches in thickness, and nearly as wide as the passage. Hilary made a movement as if he would seize the opportunity to disarm the girl, but Gerald stopped him.
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