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Ennison took the document, tore it half in two without looking at it, and flung it back in Hill's face. Then he turned on his heel and walked off. "By-the-bye," his neighbour asked him languidly, "who is our hostess?" "Usually known, I believe, as Lady Ferringhall," Ennison answered, "unless I have mixed up my engagement list and come to the wrong house." "How dull you are," the lady remarked.
Anna never flinched. But after the first shock came a warm glow of relief. After all, it was what she had been praying for and Annabel could not have known her address. "My sister and I," she said slowly, "have seen very little of each other lately. I fancy that Sir John does not approve of me." Ennison shrugged his shoulders.
"I may come and see you?" Ennison asked, as his hand touched hers. "Yes," she answered, looking away. "Some afternoon." "I said some afternoon," she remarked, throwing open her warm coat, and taking off her gloves, "but I certainly did not mean to-day." "I met you accidentally," he reminded her. "Our ways happened to lie together." "And our destinations also, it seems," she added, smiling.
She led the way, talking all the time to Ennison. "Do you know, I have been wondering what had become of you," she said. "I had those beautiful roses from you on my first night, and a tiny little note but no address. I did not even know where to write and thank you." "I have been abroad," he said. "The life of a private secretary is positively one of slavery. I had to go at a moment's notice."
Ennison had moved stealthily a little nearer to him, and looked suddenly into the dark muzzle of the revolver. "If you interfere between us," the man said, "it will go hardly with you. This lady is my wife, and I have a right to be here. I have the right also to throw you out." Ennison obeyed Anna's gesture, and was silent. "You can say what you have to say before Mr.
Only I feel that you all want to make life too easy for me, and I am determined to fight my own battles a little longer. If any of you or all of you feel the same in six months' time from to-day, will you come, if you care to, and see me then?" There was a brief silence. Ennison spoke at last. "You will sign the contract?" "I shall sign the contract.
"Apart from the fact of his acquaintance with Anna Annabel," Lady Ferringhall said quickly, "may I ask if you have any other objection to Mr. Ennison?" Sir John hesitated. "To the young man himself," he answered, "no! I simply object to his calling here two or three times a week during my absence." "How absurd!" Annabel declared.
Naturally you shout yourself hoarse when she has finished, and feel jolly pleased with yourself." "And if you are a millionaire like Drummond," someone remarked, "you send round a note and ask her to come out to supper." "In the present case," Drummond remarked, glancing across the room, "Cheveney wouldn't permit it." Ennison dropped the evening paper which he had been pretending to read.
I was quite as much annoyed as you were to see Mr. Ennison with my sister last night. But apart from that, you have no particular objection to him, I suppose?" "The occurrence of last night is quite sufficient in itself," Sir John answered, "to make me wish to discontinue Mr. Ennison's acquaintance. I should think, Anna, that your own sense er of propriety would enable you to see this.
"I never saw the goody-goody one close to, so I can't say," Drummond answered. "Certainly I was a little way off at the café, and she had a hat and veil on, but I could have sworn that it was 'Alcide." "Is 'Alcide' still in Paris?" Ennison asked. "Don't think so," Drummond answered.
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