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Updated: July 6, 2025
There came upon me an intense desire to be near Evie during the progress of the storm which threatened every moment to break. I did not wait to analyse the feeling, but catching up my hat I bolted straight out of the window. I had only a couple of hundred yards to traverse, but when I reached the Colonel's house, so hot and heavy was the air, that I was soaked from head to foot in perspiration.
Reflection showed her that her struggle must be less with Evie than with Ford, while she judged that he himself would lose no time in putting the battle in array. He must see as plainly as she did that she stood like an army across his path, and that he must either retreat before her or show fight. She believed he would do the latter and do it soon.
She wondered how she had missed him, and if he had been looking for her; she thought of the exquisite secret that bound them together, and wondered how he was going to protect it without evasions or untruthfulness. And she thought the woman abominable. "You're so suspicious, Evie!" he said smilingly. "Why bother about what can give you no real concern? Why discuss it here, at all?
Rhoda gave a little sob of joy, and flew into Evie's arms. "My own sister! And I can take care of you always. I shall have a right, and you will not have to worry any more, or be anxious, or troubled. Evie, Evie, you can forgive me now, you can feel that I have not spoiled your life! You will be happy even if you are lame!"
"For staying engaged if it's all right." "But if he thought it wasn't all right?" "You do, don't you?" Evie, who had been prancing about the room, turned sharply on Miriam, who was still at her desk. "That isn't the question " "No, but it's a question. I presume you don't mind my asking it?" "You may ask me anything, darling of course. But this is your uncle Jarrott's affair, and yours.
"I could have borne it if it had happened to myself," she gasped. "But no! I must needs get well, and be strong, and rich, and healthy. I suppose I shall laugh again some day, and forget, and be happy, while Evie . I am a Cain upon earth, not fit to live! I wish I could die this minute, and not have a chance to do any more mischief."
Charles and Evie had not heard it, and never must hear. No more must Paul. Over his children he felt great tenderness, which he did not try to track to a cause: Mrs. Wilcox was too far back in his life. He did not connect her with the sudden aching love that he felt for Evie. Poor little Evie! he trusted that Cahill would make her a decent husband. And Margaret? How did she stand?
I didn't mind it so much at first. I stood it by day and just suffered by night till the Jarrotts began to be so kind to me, and I came to New York and and and Evie!" "I'm sorry I've spoken to you as I have," she said, hastily. "If I'd known you felt like that " "You were quite right. I always understood that. But I can't go on with it. If Evie marries me now, it shall be knowing who I am."
He could hear the sweet, rather fretful voice calling from the shadows: "Evie dear, it's time to go to bed. Billy, I don't believe they let you stay up as late as this at home." How ridiculous it would have been to remember such trivial details all these years if something hadn't been "meant" by it.
"With YOU?" "Yes." Evie tittered. "He hasn't got the cosy home that you assumed. He needs outside interests." "Naughty young man!" cried the girl. "Naughty?" said Margaret, who hated naughtiness more than sin. "When you're married, Miss Wilcox, won't you want outside interests?" "He has apparently got them," put in Mr. Wilcox slyly. "Yes, indeed, Father."
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