Ann Veronica was excited and puzzled, with a sense of a strange and
disconcerting new light breaking over her relations with Ramage. She
did most urgently desire to save her face in Morningside Park, and for long hours
she could think of no way of putting it that would not be in the nature of
unconditional admission of defeat. Go for it. Better come
another morning. ”
“Borrow the money! But who lent you the money?”
“A friend,” said Ann Veronica. ’
Roding gave him a look of respect. This smile was more harrowing even than her former rigid
look. "Come to my arms,
Thames! Oh! dear! Oh! dear!"
To repeat the questions and congratulations which now ensued, or describe the
extravagant joy of the carpenter, who, after he had hugged his adopted son to his
breast with such warmth as almost to squeeze the breath from his body, capered
around the room, threw his wig into the empty fire-grate, and committed various
other fantastic actions, in order to get rid of his superfluous satisfaction—to
describe the scarcely less extravagant raptures of his spouse, or the more
subdued, but not less heartfelt delight of Winifred, would be a needless task, as it
must occur to every one's imagination. There is scarcely one chance in a dozen of saving his life; there would be
none at all if he were moved. ’
He closed the panel and came slowly out of the little dressing-room, Roding at
his heels. It is really amusing. His
efforts at self-destruction were, however, prevented. They walked back to 118 hand
in hand. I'll go with you. I'm about to ring for supper.
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