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Almira Jane looked very hard at Tommy as she spoke; but Tommy threw back his head as if he did not much care what she said, and followed his dog into the dining-room. "Let's keep away from that girl," he said coaxingly; "it seems to me she is very interfering." "She taught me how to teach Gyp," said Master Sunshine politely; "and she is very wise about animals.
"Oh, Gyp, for God's sake don't begin again!" But she went on laughing; then, with a sob, turned away and buried her face in her hands. To all his prayers and kisses she answered nothing, and breaking away from him, she rushed toward the door. A wild thought possessed her. Why go on? If she were dead, it would be all right for him, quiet peaceful, quiet for them all!
There was school each day, to begin with, and lessons to be prepared, and story-books to read, and the flower-garden to be cared for, and Gyp to teach new tricks to, and the pets to be tended and looked after, in fact, there were more things than I can tell you of always waiting to be done.
One only 'ates when one is afraid, and you aren't afraid any more of poor Gyp." "Was I ever?" he demanded. "A leetle per'aps? You think to yourself: 'If I love 'er ! Bah, that is all finished. Come, I tell you my funny story." He had laughed. He was incredulous of himself.
Winton was not cruel by nature, but he enjoyed the writhings of this fellow who was endangering Gyp's happiness. Endangering? Surely not possible that she would accept him! Yet, if not, why had she not told him? And he, too, suffered. Then she came. He had expected her to be pale and nervous; but Gyp never admitted being naughty till she had been forgiven.
"My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her that's obvious." Lady Summerhay sighed again. "What is this man going to do? I heard him play once." "I don't know. Nothing, I dare say. Morally and legally, he's out of court. I only wish to God he WOULD bring a case, and I could marry her; but Gyp says he won't." Lady Summerhay murmured: "Gyp? Is that her name?"
I'd not break my heart for anybody. Set them up with it, indeed! Neither would my dear, darling, sweet, precious Herbert treat me so, and I'm a wretch to think of it!" said Cap, with a rich, inimitable unction as, rejoicing in her own happy love, she cheered Gyp and rode on.
He disclosed his past, such as it was, freely public-school and college life, efforts at the bar, ambitions, tastes, even his scrapes. And in this spontaneous unfolding there was perpetual flattery; Gyp felt through it all, as pretty women will, a sort of subtle admiration. Presently he asked her if she played piquet. "Yes; I play with my father nearly every evening."
And, at once, his brain began to search, steely and quick, for some way out; and the expression as when a fox broke covert, came on his face. "Nobody knows, Gyp?" "No; nobody." That was something! With an irritation that rose from his very soul, he muttered: "I can't stand it that you should suffer, and that fellow Fiorsen go scot-free. Can you give up seeing Summerhay while we get you a divorce?
And, turning very stealthily, she slipped her shoes on, undid the chain, opened the front door, took up her burden, closed the door softly behind her, and walked away. Part III Gyp was going up to town. She sat in the corner of a first-class carriage, alone.
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