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Once Dora forgot her shyness, and when Ronald said something, she laughed in reply. How sweet and pure that laughter was like a soft peal of silver bells! When Ronald Earle went to sleep that night, the sound haunted his dreams. Every morning brought the young heir of Earlescourt to the bright sunny gardens where Dora worked among the strawberries.
Perhaps if she had not had that conversation with her uncle she would have realised more clearly how slight a response was made to her, but she thought only that this was his English shyness and gaucherie she must go slowly and carefully. He was not like a Russian. She must not frighten him.
He blinked in astonishment. All of a sudden there swept over him the unique sensation of shyness most unique in him. He had never been abashed before in all his life. Now he was curiously conscious of having overstepped the bounds, and for the first time to be shown his place by a girl. This to him, who had no scruples about boundary lines! All through luncheon he was volatile and gay.
He reached out and took her hand with a strange shyness, and a self-consciousness which was alien to his nature. The touch of her hand thrilled him. Their eyes met. She dropped hers. Then he gathered him self together. "Glad to see you? Of course, of course, I'm glad. You stunned me, Jo. Why, do you know where you are? You're a thousand miles from home. I can't get it through my head, not really.
Justina exerted herself to please, and Emily sat nearly silent. She saw very plainly that from some cause or other the girls were looking with dread and dislike on Justina as a possible step-mother. The little ones were very joyous, very hospitable and friendly, but nothing could warm the cold shyness of Gladys and Barbara. They could scarcely eat anything; they had nothing to say.
She was so gentle and kind and understanding that he lost his shyness, and he confided in her as he would like to have confided in his mother if she had been alive. "Inside me," he said, "I always loved Mary, even when I was obsessed by ... by some one else. I can't tell you how happy I am, Mrs. Graham.
Nothing else was notable on deck, save where the loose topsail had played some havoc with the rigging, and there hung, and swayed, and sang in the declining wind, a raffle of intorted cordage. With a shyness that was almost awe, Nares and I descended the companion. The stair turned upon itself and landed us just forward of a thwart-ship bulkhead that cut the poop in two.
"You haven't made the copy already!" "Oh, I loved doing it!" she replied, and paused, flushing. She might have known that it would be simply impossible to talk to him about it! So she laid it down on the workbench, and, overcome by a sudden shyness, retreated toward the door. "You're not going!" he exclaimed. "I must and you're busy."
If Jinks should fire his cannon, that's a sign it's starting, but don't worry" as she saw that the children were looking rather alarmed "I dare say it will blow over without a battle. And now I want you to look about you, for I don't think you have ever seen anything like this before." They had not indeed, and as their shyness wore off, the children began to ask the Queen a great many questions.
That's how I feel toward you," he responded passionately. A sweet shyness fell upon her. The chrysalis of girlish ignorance was dropping away; she was being exposed to herself in a new and glowing form. Something sweet and strange and grateful flashed hot in her blood; the glow of it amazed and bewildered her. "Oh, David," she murmured timorously.
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