A wave of pity went over him—pity for the patient, the girl, and his friend. “I’d have to sneak out after everyone was asleep. Jack may be capable of much that is wicked, but he would never lift his hand against his friend,—of that I am assured. I hope this is all. Yet her hands dropped, and she sighed deeply. To be free of outward distraction, he shut his eyes and concentrated upon the scraps she had given him; and shortly, with his eyes still closed, he began to describe Ruth's island: the mountain at one end, with the ever-recurring scarves of mist drifting across the lava-scarred face; the jungle at the foot of it; the dazzling border of white sand; the sprawling store of the trader and the rotting wharf, sundrily patched with drift-wood; the native huts on the sandy floor of the palm groves; the scattered sandalwood and ebony; the screaming parakeets in the plantains; the fishing proas; the mission with its white washed walls and barren frontage; the lagoon, fringed with coco palms, now ruffled emerald, now placid sapphire. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the “Right of Replacement or Refund” described in paragraph 1. . "What do you want?" he asked, in a gruff voice. Her eyes were lit with a gleam of humour. "In case he should consent—" "He never will," interrupted Winifred.
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