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Updated: May 4, 2025
But Desmond had the man's tenderness, which is sometimes greater than the woman's: and, as Quita had once said, he was privileged, simply by being what he was. Having set glasses and spirit-decanter within reach of their two chairs, he came over to Lenox, and set both hands on his shoulders. "My dear fellow, it's no use shirking facts," he said straightly.
The minister, who was a rather irascible-looking little man with a weather-reddened face and rusty whiskers, inquired of Lionel whether it was possible to procure a glass of milk; but when Lionel rang the bell and had some brought for him, the minister observed that milk by itself was a dangerous thing in the morning; whereupon the butler had to be sent for, who produced the spirit-decanter; and then, and finally, the minister, boldly discarding the milk altogether, poured out for himself a good solid dram, and drank it off with much evident satisfaction.
His voice was quiet and very even, but Coningsby looked up with a quick frown. "Confound you, Carey! What are you pulling a long face about this time of the morning? Better have a drink; it'll make you feel more sociable." He spoke with sharp irritation. The hand that held the spirit-decanter was not over-steady. Carey watched him coldly critical.
Pittman had described perhaps there might be more letters behind this slide. She pushed it back at once, and saw no letters, but a small spirit-decanter, half full of pale brandy, Dempster's habitual drink. An impetuous desire shook Janet through all her members; it seemed to master her with the inevitable force of strong fumes that flood our senses before we are aware.
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