"I've been wondering, until this morning, if you were real. Other girls gathered around like sheep. But as the mystery which surrounded Ruth fell away that which enveloped her father thickened. In a moment the brisk evening breeze caught the lank canvas and bellied it taut. I needed a man the worst kind of way—a man I could keep for at least six months. ‘Danged if I ever hear the like! A Frenchie is what you are, and there ain’t no granddaughter Charvill no more. And what on earth do you want to darken your eyebrows and use so much make-up for at your age? You’re exactly twenty-three, and you’re got up as much as a woman of forty-five. Springing to his feet in an ecstasy of terror, he stumbled, and had well nigh realized his worst apprehensions. But not a word to him of Lady Trafford's absence—mind that. “Then some of your family history is known to me. Norris, she revived a little. “I repeat, gentlemen,” he said, in an ominously low tone, “what of it?” Drummond shrugged his shoulders. She stood up before him, smiling faintly. It consisted of a full-dress coat of brown flowered velvet, laced with silver; a waistcoat of white satin, likewise richly embroidered; shoes with red heels, and large diamond buckles; pearlcoloured silk stockings with gold clocks; a muslin cravat, or steen-kirk, as it was termed, edged with the fine point lace; ruffles of the same material, and so ample as almost to hide the tips of his fingers; and a silver-hilted sword. It numbered nine, and four of these were women students.
Video ID: TW96aWxsYS81LjAgQXBwbGVXZWJLaXQvNTM3LjM2IChLSFRNTCwgbGlrZSBHZWNrbzsgY29tcGF0aWJsZTsgQ2xhdWRlQm90LzEuMDsgK2NsYXVkZWJvdEBhbnRocm9waWMuY29tKSAtIDMuMTIuMTIzLjIgLSAyMi0wOS0yMDI0IDAwOjM0OjQ2IC0gMTYwNzY2NDI0
This video was uploaded to thenextfuture.net on 20-09-2024 18:45:19
Related resources: Ref1 - Ref2 - Ref3 - Ref4 - Ref5 - Ref6 - Ref7 - Ref8 - Ref9 - Ref10 - Ref11 - Ref12