" But Thames was not to be deterred from his purpose; and the strife might have terminated seriously, if a peace-maker had not appeared in the shape of little Winifred, who, alarmed by the noise, rushed suddenly into the room. He leaned forward to embrace her. Then she went below. All at once she realised that Kimble had halted, leaning heavily against the wall. Even WITH the Censorship of Plays there’s hardly a decent thing to which a man can take his wife and daughters, a creeping taint of suggestion everywhere. ” Ann Veronica said something about a general change of ideas. However, that’s over and done with. 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. The small grey feathers of her exquisitely shaped fan waved gently backwards and forwards. " "Arm yourself with that ruffian's weapons," replied Jack, "and let us search for her. But perhaps I had better get a room in an hotel to-night and look round. "Got the rooms mixed. " Then he became merciful. Lucy felt the hairs on her neck rise.
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