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One cannot possibly understand, until one gets there and does it, what it is like to leave civilisation behind, and crawl into long grass thirteen feet high!" "It sounds weirdly fascinating," remarked Aubrey. "So unusual a setting, must mean a remarkable plot." "It is the strongest thing I have done yet," said Ronnie, with enthusiasm.
It was as unexpected as it was comfortingly precious, that Ronnie should be thus stricken by the thought of her pain, and of her need of him to help her bear it. At last he said: "Helen, I see it all now. It was the Upas tree indeed: utterly, preposterously, altogether, selfish!" "My darling, no!" she cried. "Oh, don't be so unjust to yourself!
Others we lost far too soon were Ronnie Hutchison, O.C. Machine Gun Section, who went to the M.G.C. His favourite word of command was "Gallop," and his joy to jump ditches and hedges with his carts; Pat Rigg and David Marshall, also Machine Gunners; Willie Don, who had to leave us in Egypt owing to heart trouble.
"No, not there," said Ronnie quickly. "I will have tea in the studio." But Mrs. Blake was firm. "That I couldn't ever, sir! Mrs. West wouldn't wish it. She thinks so much of you having tea in her sitting-room, and beside her fire; which is much more, so to say, cosy than that great unfurnished room, all looking-glass." At mention of the mirror Ronnie shivered, and yielded.
You've told me that unholy story twice already. I say, Ronnie! We are begging the question. Who's to tell her?" "You," said Ronald decidedly. "She cares for you like a mother, and will take it more easily from you. Then I can step in, later on, with er manly comfort." "Confound you!" said Billy, highly indignant. "I'm not such a kid as you make out.
"Confound him!" said Billy, earnestly. "I say, Billy! You know women." It was the first time Ronnie had admitted this. "Don't you think if a woman turned in horror from a man she had loved, she might if he were tactfully on the spot turn to a man who had long loved her, and of whom she had undoubtedly been fond?"
I told my friend's chauffeur to wait; so, if further advice is needed to-night, we can send the car straight back to town with a message. Where is Ronnie?" "He took his 'cello, and went off to the studio. I heard him shut the door." "Show me the way," said Dr. Dick. With his hand on the handle of the sitting-room door, he paused.
No doubt the Jervaises were all very sleepy and peevish, and the necessity of restraining themselves before Turnbull and myself added still another to their many sources of irritation. I put the Jervaises apart in this connection, because Ronnie was certainly very wide awake and I had no inclination whatever to sleep. My one longing was to get back, alone, into the night.
If you did, you deserve the same treatment as he has just received." Hope stirred at the words, stirred and moaned, as if she were in pain; and again momentarily Baring glanced at her. But his face showed no softening. "I mean what I say," he said, turning inexorably to Ronnie. "I told you long ago that that man was not fit to associate with your sister.
Ronnie, be a kind boy, and carry Tommy into the hall for me. He will screech so fearfully if he sees me walk away without him. He is so very loving, dear bird!" Silence under the cedar.
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