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Updated: May 14, 2025
The presence of this child looked therefore to be an impeachment of the integrity of Mr. Volrees and of Eunice. The wonder was as to why nothing about the child had been mentioned before. Mr. Volrees sat in his chair, his eyes fixed on the boy. The lawyer at length resumed the examination of Mr. Volrees, but the latter made a sorry witness.
There were his dark chestnut hair, his large dark eyes, his nose, his lips, his poise and a dark brown stain beneath the left ear which had been a recurrence in the Volrees family for generations. The public was mystified as it was commonly understood that the marital relations had extended no farther than the marriage ceremony.
"Let me bring you a drink of water," said Eunice laughingly. "And where does Southern chivalry take up its abode while you do that?" asked Volrees. "In the granting of the first request of a newly made and happy bride," said Eunice, playfully pulling Volrees down in his seat and tripping gaily out to get the water.
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