Wood's daughter,—to
whom, I've heard tell, he was attached years ago,—was brought up, his courage
forsook him altogether, and he trembled, and could scarcely stand. Amongst others, the
watchman whose box was placed against the churchyard wall, near the entrance
to Shoe-lane, rushed out and sprung his rattle, which was immediately answered
by another rattle from Holborn-bars. In any
case, there was no doing anything on a Sunday and Brewis Charvill, his main
quarry, had gone out of town unexpectedly. "
The Chinaman paused. ”
“I’ve been certain of it for years. Her recent attitude
towards him was undoubtedly a pose. I begin to
understand Jane Austen and chintz covers and decency and refinement and all
the rest of it. Gerald’s judgement was borne out a
moment later. Lassitude?”
“I suppose so. The scrutiny of
any strange man provoked a sweaty terror. But you could have just as easily lost your womb in the
Pestilence, and your life. “Anna,” she moaned, “I am a jealous, ungrateful woman. As for that, what man ever
had?
"That's a remarkable young woman," he offered, merely to note what effect it
would have.
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