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Now, at her bidding, Zinti set Suzanne's saddle upon the back of the schimmel, and Ralph's on that of Suzanne's grey mare, which he mounted that the mule might travel lighter.
At this juncture, too, another trial was added to his singular experience. Ralph's English wife called upon him for help. The following is Franklin's account of the manner in which Ralph came into these new relations: "In our house lodged a young woman, a milliner, who, I think, had a shop in the Cloisters. She had been genteelly bred, was sensible, lively, and of a most pleasing conversation.
Yes, it must be so; it must be that his life was to be the ransom. And it should be paid! Then the clouds would rise and the sun appear. "Fate that impedes, make way, make way! Mother, Rotha, Willy, wait, wait! I come, I come." Ralph's face brightened with the ecstasy of reflection. Was it frenzy in which his morbid idea had ended?
Ralph's brow wrinkled, and he looked down at his bare legs and feet, raising one a little, painfully, to draw attention to the terribly swollen state of his ankles and knees. "Shamming!" he said quietly. "Am I? Well, they are not."
The sum his wife demanded could be acquired only by "a quick turn," and the fact that Ralph had once rendered the same kind of service to Moffatt made it natural to appeal to him now. The market, moreover, happened to be booming, and it seemed not unlikely that so experienced a speculator might have a "good thing" up his sleeve. Moffatt's office had been transformed since Ralph's last visit.
I am not much of a dancer, and your aunt is really so energetic that I had to exert myself to the utmost to keep up with her." "I think you did admirably, Mr. Conway. We quite admired you both. There," she said laughing at Ralph's confusion, "you need not be afraid about my not forgiving you for the remark.
The shock of that encounter had moved Mrs. Spragg to eloquence; but Ralph's entrance into the family, without making him seem less of a stranger, appeared once for all to have relieved her of the obligation of finding something to say to him.
But she must be a dandy sight," exclaimed Nick, with conviction. "How come ye to " "Guess it's a long yarn, an' maybe ye're wantin' to sleep." "Say, I 'lows I'd like that yarn, Victor. I ain't worried for sleep, any." Nick deliberately refilled his pipe and lit it, and passed his tobacco to the trader. Victor took the pouch. Ralph's eyes had closed again.
Sure, I've not been on the Round Stone of an evening why, not since you went away I do believe! But Ralph's goin' to the grange meetin' to-night, an' one of th' childer is restless with a cough, and I think I'll not go. My feet get sort of sore-like, too, after bein' on them all day."
None followed or cried after him; for now had a great longing and expectation fallen upon Ralph's folk, and they abode what shall befall with little noise. They noted so soon as the messenger was gotten to the main of the foemen that there was a stir amongst them, and they were ordering their ranks to move against the hill.
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