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Then she rose up, calmly destroyed her translation with minute care, and locked away the mysterious sheet at the bottom of her dressing-bag. The more she thought of it the less, after all, she felt inclined to connect it with his disappearance. Monsieur Albert looked over her shoulder for the man who must surely be in attendance but he looked in vain.
The vision of her past days seemed to be drawn out before her, a little monotonous, a little wearisome even in their splendour, more than a little empty. And underneath it all she was listening to the new music, and her heart was telling her the truth. "You don't need to make any plans," he said softly. "Go and put on your hat and something to wear motoring. Bring a dressing-bag, if you like.
A servant in livery came to the open window, and touching his hat to her, inquired if she were Miss Vavasor. Then her dressing-bag and shawls and cloaks were taken from her, and she was conveyed through the station by the station-master on one side of her, the footman on the other, and by the railway porter behind.
When she had read the fatal letter once more, she went back into the house, and there she burned the document with almost mechanical forethought. Then she went upstairs to her room and carefully packed her dressing-bag. She did not take very much.
Ruth solemnly lifted down the aged dressing-bag, which dated from her mother's youth, and, with a furtive glance at the stranger in the corner, took out a looking-glass and carefully surveyed her hair, pulling it out here, tucking it in there, patting it into position with those deft little touches which come naturally to a girl, but which seem so mysterious to a masculine observer.
I observed these details as I hurried down the dock accompanied by a small negro and a dressing-bag, but I was not at that time sufficiently educated to read them.
And they feel they're labouring together to get along, all in the proper proportion; and whether he has to labour in life or not, he proves his ability. What do you think of it, Miss Middleton?" "I think you have only to propose it, Colonel De Craye." "And if they capsize, why, 'tis a natural ducking!" "You forgot the lady's dressing-bag."
His autocratic nature rears at the affront of opposition. He accepts it for a challenge; sets his teeth like a hunter going at a fence; and with no mark of emotion, scarce even of interest, stolidly piles up the price. Thus, for our sins, he took a fancy to my wife's dressing-bag, a thing entirely useless to the man, and sadly battered by years of service.
Trevor offered his arm and carried the dressing-bag; the lady was led to his carriage. The portmanteau was recovered, and they drove away. 'Give me a cigarette, said Merton, 'and I'll tell you all about it. He told Trevor all about it except about the emu's feathers. 'But a male disguise would have done as well, said Trevor 'Not a bit. It would not have suited what I have to do in town.
"Hello, here's a visitor for the Hall," he added, as a car swept by them. "Comfortable-looking gent, too," Mr. Lees remarked. The "comfortable-looking gent" was Otto Seaman, who presented himself at the Hall with a small dressing-bag and a great many apologies. "Found myself in Norwich, Sir Everard," he explained.
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