His throat filled; he wanted to weep. He then arose, and, taking a few turns in the chamber, stopped suddenly before her. Fascination. ‘Not but what it was near that before Jarvis died. In fine, to marry Ruth (if she would consent) as a punishment for what he had done! To whip his soul so long as he lived, but to let his body go free! To provide for her, to work and dream for her, to be tender and thoughtful and loyal, to shelter and guard her, to become accountable to God for her future. ‘For once, you’re talking like a sensible man. A loud buzz of curiosity circulated among the domestics; some of whom— especially the females—leaned forward to obtain a peep at the culprit. “Well, my girl, I wish you had thought about all these things before these bothers began. Life waits for us. But I may yet live to thwart them. ‘Before she can think of marriage, Melusine must prove her identity. I have suspected him of possessing a skeleton key to my apartments. ‘Here were you patiently waiting, without uttering one word of complaint the entire time, which of course you never do, being yourself a female altogether of a disposition extremely sweet and charming without the least vestige of a temper—’ ‘Gérard,’ Melusine uttered on a warning note, desperately trying to control the quiver at her lip.
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