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sang Mina, as she bounded down-stairs not disdaining, in spite of her eighteen years, to slide down the last few feet of the banisters; only she took care to see that nobody but Clara was in sight. It was a very happy breakfast-table, though Leonard, whose classes kept him in town, affected a melancholy mood.
Madam Beck herself bound up her hand in the kitchen, where she stood white with pain; while Carl, who had been sitting on the sofa, and had seen how the whole thing happened, forgetting his self-command, had jumped up in great excitement, and had shown such uncommon sympathy that his sister Mina, afterwards, when they were alone in the room together, said, with a look that was more searching than the joking words seemed to require, "It is not possible you are fond of the girl, Carl?"
People have such wrong ideas about actresses, or else they have changed and the opinions have stood still. They are as business-like now as lawyers; you make an appointment with their secretaries. Besides that, Mina doesn't specially attract me." "At any rate you call her Mina." "Why so I do; I hadn't noticed; but she hasn't started to call me Lee; I must correct her."
There was a long pause; Mina rose, took the Journal, put it in the cupboard and turned the key on it. She came back and stood over him. "You know?" she said. "It was in the Journal? I'm sure you know." "Know what?" Mr Neeld was fighting in the last ditch. "But I don't want to tell you unless you know! No, I'm sure you know!" "And do you know?" "Yes, I know. My mother told me."
"Has it? I didn't notice. I was too busy with the Major's trick." As he spoke he looked full in Mina Zabriska's face. She bore his glance for a moment, then cried to Janie, "Oh, please drive on!" The dog-cart started; the Major, with a stiff touch of his hat, strode along the road. Harry was left alone by the Pool. His gayety and defiance vanished; he stood there scowling at the Pool.
I wanted to secure a friend, and not to make an enemy, so I thanked him, gave the address at Dr. Seward's and came away. It was now dark, and I was tired and hungry. I got a cup of tea at the Aerated Bread Company and came down to Purfleet by the next train. I found all the others at home. Mina was looking tired and pale, but she made a gallant effort to be bright and cheerful.
"I don't set up for a beauty or a wit either," Harry observed, not at all put out by the Imp's premeditated candor. "No and still she ought to want to talk to you! Why? Because you're Mr Tristram, I suppose?" Mina indulged in a very scornful demeanor. "It's very friendly of you to resent my behavior on Miss Iver's behalf." "There you are again! That means she doesn't resent it!
She must see Mina at once. That was all he knew, except that his daughter was perturbed and excited. His manner protested against the whole thing with a mild despair. "Quick, quick!" cried the Imp, almost making him run to keep up with her impatient strides. Cecily was in her room the room that had been Addie Tristram's. "You've moved in here!" was Mina's first exclamation.
When I called the image of Mina before my soul, and the dear, sweet form appeared pale and in tears, as I saw her last in my shame, then stepped, impudent and mocking, Rascal's shadow between her and me; I covered my face and fled through the wild.
For there is a terrible task before us, and once our feet are on the ploughshare we must not draw back." DR. SEWARD'S DIARY cont. When we arrived at the Berkely Hotel, Van Helsing found a telegram waiting for him. "Am coming up by train. Jonathan at Whitby. Important news. Mina Harker." The Professor was delighted. "Ah, that wonderful Madam Mina," he said, "pearl among women!
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