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Still ignorant of her real sentiments for her husband, she had persuaded him, for no apparent reason, to delay acquainting his family with the news of their marriage. Truth soon illumined Mavis's mind. She was constantly overwhelmed with bitter reproaches because of her having set out to marry her husband from motives of revenge against his family.
Mavis's imbibing her glass of syrup in little interspaced sips, as if to make it last as long as possible. Was it not a complication that she should have wished to remain long enough to assuage a certain suspense, to learn whether or no Jasper were going to sail?
What am I telling you? You can thank your stars you've met me." Mavis's frightened eyes looked into his. "I'm going to get you out of it." "You?" "There's not a moment to lose. Get on your things and clear out." "But Mrs Hamilton " "She's busy for a moment. Slip on something over your dress and join me outside the drawing-room. If anyone interferes with you, shout." "But " "Do as I tell you.
'Member that good-lookin' little furrin feller who was down here from the settlemints? Well, he come back an' tuk her away." Jason knew the old woman was teasing him, and instead of being angry, as she expected, he looked so worried and distressed that she was sorry, and her rasping old voice became gentle with affection. "Mavis's gone to the settlemints, honey.
No one knows better than I what a snob I am at heart. When you were poor, I did not value you. Now " "Now?" "Can you ask?" A joy possessed Mavis's heart; she felt that her moment of triumph was near. Perigal went on: "Still, I deserve all I get, and that's so rare in life that it's something in the nature of an experience." Mavis did not speak. She was hoping no one would come to interrupt them.
The girl kept her lips open as she ate, displaying bloodless gums in which were stuck irregular decayed teeth; she exhibited the varying processes of mastication, the while her boiled eyes stared vacantly before her. She compelled Mavis's attention, with the result that the latter had no further use for the food on her plate.
Let me know the worst!" gasped the terror-stricken girl. Mavis was told that her baby was ill with diphtheria; also, that a broker's man was in possession at Mrs Trivett's. "Will he get over it?" was Mavis's next question. "It's for a lot of money. It's just on thirty pounds." "I mean my boy." "The doctor has hopes. He's coming in again presently."
Whenever she saw Mavis, however, she persistently urged her to board out her baby with one of the several desirable motherly females she was in a position to recommend. Mrs Gowler pointed out the many advantages of thus disposing of Mavis's boy till such time as would be more convenient for mother and son to live together.
Her fondness for this place was the only thing which she had kept from her father's knowledge. She wondered if this hiding place, where she had loved to take her thoughts, were the same. Darkness came out of the east. Mavis's heart went out to the summer night. Then, she was aware of a feeling of physical discomfort. The effort of imagination had exhausted her.
She was swarthy, with red lips and fine eyes; she was dressed in showy but cheap evening finery. "Common and vulgar-minded," was Mavis's mental comment as she looked at this person. "Are you the new girl?" the stranger asked. "Yes." "I took you for Bella, the slavey. Sorry! Pleased to meet you." "Thank you." "Have you just come in from outside?" "Yes."
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