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That Esther had become sanctuary from his thoughts of Lydia was an ironic fact indeed, enough to make mirth crack its cheeks. But since he was bound to Esther, the more he thought of her the better. He was not consciously comparing them, the child Lydia and the equipped siren, to Esther's harm. Only he knew at last what Esther was. She was Circe on her island.
He's used to having me repent at leisure. Do you ever walk Sunday night?" "Yes, sometimes," said Lydia interrogatively. "I'm glad of that. Then I shall not offend against your scruples if I ask you to join me in a little ramble, and you will refuse from purely personal considerations. Will you walk with me?" "Yes." Lydia rose.
Melas walked ahead, carrying the lamb wrapped in his cloak, and the Twins followed, bearing between them a basket in which Lydia had carefully packed two dressed fowls, some fresh eggs, and a cheese, to be taken to the home of Pericles, besides bread and cheese for Melas and the children.
They were both regarding him with a pale, anxious questioning. But Anne's look cleared. "Come, Lydia," said she, and as Lydia, cramped with sleep, trudged after her, she added wisely, "It'll be better for them both." When they were gone, Jeffrey did go down to the kitchen, rigid in the order Mary Nellen always left.
He had ordered the carriage the day before to allay his wife's suspicions by the pretense of taking one of his usual morning drives. In his mental confusion he had forgotten to give a counter order, and that accident caused him to escape the two policemen charged by the questorship to watch the Palazzetto Doria, on Lydia Maitland's denunciation.
Cyaxares may perhaps have, declared war specially against the Lydians, and have crossed the Halys professedly in order to chastise them; but he could only reach Lydia through the territories of other nations, which he was evidently intending to conquer on his way; and it was thus apparent that he was activated, not by anger against a particular power, but by a general design of extending his dominions in this direction.
After awhile they heard the door close. But there was no sound from the electric hansom, and Mortimer rose and walked to the window. "He's gone," he said. Lydia stood at the desk, examining the cheque. "We ought to afford a decent touring-car now," she suggested "like that yellow and black Serin-Chanteur car of Mr. Plank's."
But he was still conscious of a strong desire: to protect Lydia, in her child's innocence, from evil. He wondered if she were not busy enough, that she had time to take up Madame Beattie. Yet she and Anne seemed as industrious as little ants. "Lydia," said he, "what if I should have an Italian fruit-seller come up here to the house and teach Italian to you and me and maybe Anne?"
Briggerland had gone up to bed the moment he returned, and Lydia would have been glad to have ended her conversation; since her head reeled with weariness, but Jean was very talkative, until "My dear, if I don't go to bed I shall sleep on the table," smiled Lydia, rising and suppressing a yawn. "I'm so sorry," said the penitent Jean.
Come home with your old Liz, dearie, and get into the nice clean dress I've got for you." Lydia told the story to Amos at suppertime. He was much disturbed. "I've told you often and often, Lydia, never to endanger a child that can't swim. You and Kent should have had more sense." The quick tears sprang to the child's eyes. She was still much shaken.
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