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They were all alike: "Meet me at the office at midnight. Important." As he turned Susanna's head up the trail the mountains stood deep purple silhouettes against the cloudlessness of the sky. The wind blew from the heights cool and fragrant, and the little horse set nostril to it as if she anticipated and welcomed the hard ride.
When I got outside, I discovered that I had lost Susanna's blue cross. It could only be in the church on the step where I had been sitting. At that moment, while my heart was still throbbing with terror, I would not have gone back again into the church for anything in the world except Susanna's blue cross. I found it, when I carefully searched the floor where I had been sitting.
Mary having suspected that Lady Susanna had been sent for in reference to this special friend, determined on being specially gracious to Jack. She had already, since Lady Susanna's arrival, told that lady that she was able to manage her own little affairs.
"I am always in fear when I hear of such things in fear for my old father, and for my brothers. You know they live away there on the border. I pray Heaven no trouble will fall upon them." Susanna's eyes dilated with interest, as they always did when her mother talked to her of these unknown relations, away beyond the region of safety and civilization.
I see now what the whole trick was contrived for, with Susanna's marriage they would lose the pension.... Wretches! I took his hand. 'Alexander, I asked him, 'have you been to her? 'No; I came straight to you on arriving. I'll go to-morrow... early to-morrow. Things can't be left so. On no account! 'But you... love her, Alexander? Fustov seemed offended. 'Of course I love her.
"And not forget me, even if other fine fellows of officers, such as we begin to see in our streets now, come speaking fine words to you, and seeking to win smiles from your bright eyes? You will keep a place in your heart still for the rough Ranger Fritz?" Susanna's eyes lighted with something of mischievous amusement, and then as she proceeded grew more grave and soft.
And I am writing by Susanna's desire to let you know that circumstances have quite suddenly arisen which make it seem likely that she may be in some danger, if not actually on the point, of losing nearly everything that she possesses.
The reading of this manuscript so upset me, the impression made by Susanna's visit was so great, that I could not sleep all night, and early in the morning I sent an express messenger to Fustov with a letter, in which I besought him to come to Moscow as soon as possible, as his absence might have the most terrible results.
"But now we're all good friends again, aren't we, mother?" said Alanna's buoyant little voice. Her mother tipped her face up and kissed her. "You're a good friend, that I know, Alanna!" said she. "You look glorious. What's the special programme you've laid out for this morning, Sue?" said Susanna's husband, coming upon her in her rose garden early on a certain perfect October morning.
And neither spoke again until they had reached the hall door, which he opened for her. "Well?" he asked. "Come back after luncheon," said she. "Come back at three o'clock and I will tell you something." "Own up and name the day," said Miss Sandus, when she had heard Susanna's story. "There 's nothing left for you to do, my dear, but to make a clean breast of it, and name the happy day."
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