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But one day, when he had been particularly lucky in some speculation, when he had succeeded in achieving what his brother George spoke of as the "biggest line he had ever done," Philip Sheldon came home to the Bayswater villa in a particularly bad humour, and for the first time since her marriage Georgy heard him quote a line of Scripture.
They swear there were two hundred war canoes around her inside half an hour, and five thousand bushmen on the beach. Said you couldn't see Malaita for the smoke of the signal fires. Anyway, they cleared out for Tulagi." "But why didn't they fight?" Sheldon asked. "It was funny they didn't, but they got separated.
But he wanted to live this day and the next day and not to die waiting for the law to operate the next week or the week after. "Too much talk along you!" he cried angrily. "What name eh? What name?" "Me savvee law," the savage repeated stubbornly. "Astoa!" Another man stepped forward in almost a sprightly way and glanced insolently up. Sheldon was selecting the worst characters for the lesson.
Sheldon may, perhaps, have pitched his tent under the impression that wherever there was mankind there was likely to be toothache, and that the healer of an ill so common to frail humanity could scarcely fail to earn his bread, let him establish his abode of horror where he might.
"I have no doubt that Miss Sheldon will place the utmost dependence in Miss Lipton's word," returned Grace gravely. "If she doesn't, I oh, well, to-morrow will tell the tale. I wish you would tell me more of Harlowe House. It is a wonderful place. I wanted to go to Smith, but I believe this will be nicer after all. Only I shall have to earn my college fees.
Sheldon knelt beside him, the house-boys grouped around, their white singlets and loin-cloths peculiarly at variance with their dark skins and savage countenances, their huge ear-plugs and carved and glistening nose-rings. Sheldon tottered to his feet at last, and half-fell into the steamer-chair. Oppressive as the heat had been, it was now even more oppressive. It was difficult to breathe.
Besides, he was not enamoured of adventure. Not since he was a boy had it appealed to him though it would have driven him hard to explain what had brought him from England to the Solomons if it had not been adventure. Sheldon certainly was not happy. The unconventional state of affairs was too much for his conservative disposition and training.
Astoa changed his weight irresolutely from one foot to the other. He looked at the white man, and saw his eyes gleaming level along the sights. "Astoa," Sheldon said, seizing the psychological moment, "I count three fella time. Then I shoot you fella dead, good-bye, all finish you." And Sheldon knew that when he had counted three he would drop him in his tracks. The black knew it, too.
Sheldon thinks; and of course he will be against our marriage." "Our marriage!" It was a settled matter, then a thing that was to be sooner or later; and there remained only the question as to how and when it was to be. Diana sat like a statue, enduring her pain.
"For God's sake go away!" cried Mr. Sheldon passionately; "your perpetual clack is torture to me." Georgy hurried from the room, followed closely by Diana. "Did you ever see any one more anxious?" Mrs. Sheldon asked, with something like pride. "I would rather see Mr. Sheldon less anxious!" Diana answered gravely. Alone, Philip Sheldon breathed more freely.
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