” “You must admit,” he declared, “that to us—who had seen you—the thought of your trying anything else was amazing. “Steady on!” he cried. Wood, who had been absent on business during the greater part of the day, returned (perhaps not altogether undesignedly) at an earlier hour than was expected, to his dwelling in Wych Street, Drury Lane; and was about to enter his workshop, when, not hearing any sound of labour issue from within, he began to suspect that an apprentice, of whose habits of industry he entertained some doubt, was neglecting his employment. ‘But how did she meet such a person in a convent?’ ‘He was wounded and came there for sanctuary,’ Gerald explained, adding almost through his teeth. “But if you had?” she said. She seemed to think he was merely the paymaster, handing over the means of her freedom. “A man like that taints a girl by looking at her, by his mere conversation. There haven't been so many ladies in the Lodge since the days of Claude Du Val, the gentleman highwayman; and they all declare it'll break their hearts if he's scragged. ’ Melusine bubbled over and warmth rose in Gerald’s chest. They did not want her. “Dear friend,” she said, “this is a matter which you must leave to me to do as I think best. I won't give him a chance. Now you can understand why I have been obliged to——” “Yes, yes, I understand that,” Courtlaw interrupted.
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