’ A little sigh escaped her. ’ ‘I don’t want to think it,’ he said, and she thrilled to the savagery in his tone. "Good-bye!" For a moment Ruth was tempted to fling herself against the withered bosom; but long since she had learned repression. I kept them on myself till the sight of your empty chair and the chill loneliness of it all nearly sent me mad. What happened? Did you turn me?” “Yes, my love. "Not a single whooper-upter! Nothing but torment and remorse … and Ruth! Children, put your arms around me. She doesn't understand; she believes he has taken a sudden dislike to her. The recollection of the forlorn and loveless years—stirred into consciousness by the unexpected confrontation—bent her as the high wind bends the water-reed. With your pencil you see into the hearts of all; and without your pencil you are dumb and blind. The major might not indulge in this sort of flirtation in the ordinary way, but he had seen enough among his army colleagues to know just how to go about it. He would come swiftly to her aid, she knew it. With me behaving as if everything was infinitely matter-of-fact, what could he do? And just then Heaven sent old Manningtree—I didn’t tell you before of the fortunate intervention of Manningtree, did I? He was looking quite infernally distinguished, with a wide crimson ribbon across him—what IS a wide crimson ribbon? Some sort of knight, I suppose. In each pause she could sense his growing trepidation.
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