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It did not occur to her that the man had under strong provocation merely yielded to the prompting of a somewhat hasty temper. In the meanwhile he crossed the room in an absent-minded manner and presently found himself near Jessy, who made room for him at her side. "It looks as if you were in disgrace to-night," she said sweetly, and waited with concealed impatience for his answer.
Laying a check upon his thoughts, he resumed a desultory conversation with Jessy, but he betrayed himself several times during it, for no change of his expression was lost upon the girl. At length she let him go. It was some time, however, before he secured a place beside Evelyn, a little apart from the others. He was now unusually quiet and self-contained.
My conduct towards the poor Jessy appears to your mother a more enormous wickedness than this imputed injustice to Talbot. The frantic indiscretion of my correspondence with Thomson has ruined me; for he that will commit the greater crime will not be thought to scruple the less. And then there is such an irresistible crowd of evidence in favour of the accusation! When I first read Mrs.
Maria rushed bareheaded out in the yard and thrust herself through the crowd of little girls. "Girls, what are you doing?" she asked, sternly. "Please, teacher, Jessy Ramsey, she 'ain't got nothin' at all on under her dress," piped one after another, in accusing tones; then they yelped again. Tears of pity and rage sprang to Maria's eyes.
His comrade, however, was impulsive, while Jessy was calculating and clever; and Carroll foresaw that complications might follow any increase of friendliness between her and Vane. He thought it might be wise to warn her to leave Vane alone. "Well," he answered, "since you have asked, I'll try to tell you."
It was an enchanted wood, for there stood Jessy Lorimer, just as I had painted her. "I did not move nor speak. I watched her, spell-bound. I had not even the power, when she had mounted her pony and was coming toward me, to assume another attitude. She saw that I had been watching her, and a look, half reproachful and half angry, came for a moment into her face.
Celia had given her a good deal of information in answer to a very simple remark; but she was most impressed by the statement that Jessy, who had prejudiced her against Vane, had helped the girl at his request. It was difficult to believe that she would have done so had there been any foundation for her insinuations.
Or does this change in you proceed from the change in your fortune, Jessy?" "I'm not obliged, sir, to account for my proceedings to any body; and don't know what right you have to question me, as if you were my lord and judge: which you are not, nor ever will be, thank God!" Frank's passion struggled with his reason for a few instants.
"I'm thinking it's as weel ye met Jessy after she had got the boat for Carroll," she commented. The remark was no doubt justified, but the fact that Jessy had been able to offer valuable assistance failed to soften Evelyn toward her. It was merely another offense.
"Then what did you mean?" "I don't know that it's worth explaining. We have rather luxurious quarters at the hotel, but this room is somehow different. It's restful I think it's homely in fact, as I said, it's nice to be here." Jessy made no comment.
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