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Since the day of Miss Enid's wedding he had found her perplexed and absent-minded; but the fact that she always had a smile for him, and that nothing was seen or heard of Harold Phipps, sufficed to satisfy him. When he started across Central Park the sun was just setting, and he turned off the main path and dropped down on a bench to rest for a moment.
When your wife takes a notion to go to China, you can open a trap-door and drop her through!" Claude flung down his pick and ran up the ladder. "Enid's not going to have notions of that sort," he said wrathfully. "Well, you needn't get mad. I'm glad to hear it. I was sorry when the other girl went.
"Charity," he said, at last, hesitatingly, "the Prophet teaches us " Enid's face flushed. "Yes! yes!" she cried. "The Prophet teaches us that charity is the greater virtue. He tells us that we are to rely upon ourselves and also upon each other. We are to help ourselves and to help each other." Her voice shook, her face glowed in her excitement and suspense. "I am in need of help," she added.
"Well, I've stood it as long as I intend to. I made up my mind that I would stick it out until after Aunt Enid's wedding. It nearly breaks my heart to do anything to hurt her and Aunt Isobel; but even they are beginning to rebel against grandmother's tyranny." "What do you mean to do?" asked Quin, with a sudden sinking of the heart. "I am not sure yet; I haven't quite made up my mind.
Wheeler stopped to see her almost every day, and even took her driving in his old buckboard. Bayliss came out from town to spend the evening occasionally. Enid's vegetarian suppers suited him, and as she worked with him in the Prohibition campaign, they always had business to discuss.
As for Andrew Westwood, he seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth; and some of the authorities at Scotland Yard went so far as to say that the report made to them of his discovery must have been either an illusion of the fancy or pure invention on the part of Sabina Meldreth and Mrs. Vane. Enid's conscience was not at rest. During her interviews with Mr.
"Well," she said, looking keenly from one to the other, as she sat beside Enid's sofa and Mr. Evandale stood before her, "I think I may safely say that it's not the money that either of you cares about." "No, indeed!" The voices were unanimous. "Neither money nor lands matter very much to you.
He had meant to tell her of Enid's unhappiness and of his attachment to her, and to ask Miss Vane's interest and help; and it was the greatest possible surprise to him to find Enid in the room when he entered it. "What did you mean by saying that she was safe here?" said Miss Vane at this point. "Safe with me, you said." Maurice looked at the girl. "I have told aunt Leo nothing yet," she said.
I really begin to feel that I know only part of you. First Lillian's Duty taught me some of your stern Scotch morality. Then Enid's Choice revealed to me your conception of the integrity of a good woman's soul that nothing can debase it. Alessandra disclosed your learning and your imaginative power. Now here I feel the poet, the imaginative boy.
He had left Beechfield with many fears for Enid's welfare; but he was of course obliged to go, and had had no opportunity of declaring himself to the General as a suitor for Enid's hand before his departure. For the moment therefore Enid was quite alone; and, seeing the net in which she was caught a net of fraud and trickery and lies her heart failed her, and she felt herself helpless indeed.
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