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I was so touched that I could hardly speak; and, when I put my arms round his neck, he burst into sobs: "May I keep one monkey ... only one, Margot? ... PLEASE? ...PLEASE, Margot? ..." This was the window in his soul that has never been closed to me.
"See!" said Margot, who had the best eyes of the coast, "it is Fouasse and Rouget who are rowing The little one is standing up in the bow." She called Delphin "the little one" so as not to mention his name. And from then on they followed the course of the bark, trying to account for her strange movements.
He then opened a bag which he carried slung about his shoulders, and brought forth some biscuit and ham, which proved a most grateful repast to his companion. "Do you tink dey chase us here?" asked Margot. "Wal, we're safer here, ef they do," said Zac.
He looked at Mollie as he spoke, but Mollie deliberately avoided his eyes, turning towards Victor in a marked manner, which left him no choice but to reply. It was a mischievous impulse to avenge herself and Ruth for his desertion of a few days before, and to discover the truth about that secret meeting of which Margot herself had spoken.
A shut head the heavy logget keepeth let her not come within reach of my hand. He swayed back upon his feet. 'Let her not come, he said. He bent his brows upon Throckmorton. 'I marvel, he uttered, 'that ye who are so faithful a servant o' Privy Seal's can have truck with the brother of my niece Margot.
Justice was justice, and she would like to meet the man who could say she had ever stooped to accept a bribe. So on and so on, while once again George Elgood hung his head abashed, and glanced in distress at his companion. In the delight afforded by that appeal Margot felt equal to dealing with ten Mrs Forsyths, each equally unreasonable and "kamstary."
The accent of bewilderment was unmistakably genuine, and Margot hastened to explain still further. "The new number of the Loadstar with Ron's poem in it!" "Ron's poem!" The note of bewilderment was accentuated to one of positive incredulity. "A poem by your brother in the Loadstar! I did not know that he wrote at all." Now it was Margot's turn to stare and frown. "You didn't know!
"All that Margot could say to be understood was: "'Run, run, to poor Meeta they will kill her; the man will kill her, and Wolf is not there. "Jacques repeated her words to the pastor. "'I have it, Jacques, replied the good man; 'these vagrants are after the treasure; maybe there are others in the cottage; put the child down, my boy, leave her to walk by the lady, and let us all run forward.
At the gate one or two carriages were waiting in readiness to convey their owners home, the best appointed of which was presently occupied by an old lady and gentleman, whom Ruth recognised from Mrs Thornton's description as being the couple whom the renowned Lady Margot Blount was about to visit.
The howlings and bayings of the furious animal were terrible, his fangs were red with the gipsy's blood; the woman, in her fear and pain, uttered the most horrid words, whilst little Margot shrieked with terror. Though the battle hardly lasted two minutes, it gave time for Jacques to come in sight of it on one side; the pastor, the count, and his son at another.
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