” And thus it was that as Ann Veronica neared the gates of home, she said to herself: “I’ll have it out with him somehow. What he intended to do with it is of little consequence now. Or he would find something—a wave in her hair, a little line in the contour of her brow or neck, that made an exquisite discovery. He hated himself a little for it. Still keeping ahead of his pursuers, he ran along the direct road, till the houses disappeared and he got into the open country. “I wonder,” said Ann Veronica at last, “if I am beautiful? I wonder if I shall ever shine like a light, like a translucent goddess?— “I wonder— “I suppose girls and women have prayed for this, have come to this—In Babylon, in Nineveh. You must tell me what it all means. Moving swiftly to the end of the corridor, he pushed open a door at random and entered a large room, which looked to have been a saloon, judging from the faded gilt and crimson wall-paper, a mirror above the fireplace which was surrounded by an ornate gilded frame, now sadly tarnished, and a worn Chippendale sofa with striped upholstery and tasselled cushions. ” He stared at her, trying to guess at the mystery of her thoughts. "I am an officer in the execution of my duty. “You are absurd,” she declared. Mr. ’ Melusine gave it up. ’ The one ray of light lifted Melusine’s gloom a little and she smiled. ‘But I ain’t been idle, miss, I swear it.
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