It was not without considerable demur and delay on the part of Sharples that the carpenter and his companion could gain admittance to the round-house. After dinner Ann Veronica went into the drawing-room with Miss Stanley, and her father went up to his den for his pipe and pensive petrography. She began at once a hasty readjustment of her hair, while Ramage parleyed with inaudible interrogations. Miss Klegg raised the question of women’s suffrage, and he set himself to provoke a duel between her and Miss Garvice. But never mind that. He perceived clearly enough, that the chase was moving quickly; and he was also aware, from the increased rapidity with which the oars were urged, that every exertion was made on board to get out of the reach of her pursuers. The honey on his tongue turned to ashes.
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