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"I wouldn't distress you for the world, Mrs. Denvers," he said, "but don't you think you are a trifle unreasonable? No one expects a woman in your position to be a slave to convention. I would never have bought the thing had I dreamed that it could be an offence." There was a tinge of reproach in his voice, no more, but she felt inexplicably ashamed as she heard it.
You see of course I want to get on." "By the way, Alice," said Mrs. Denvers, who came into the room at that moment, "I am afraid you had a bad mark for unpunctuality this morning." "Yes, mother, that is so." "And what is your place in form?" "I went down two or three places, mother." "I am sorry to hear it; your father will be very much annoyed." "I'll try and make up for it to-morrow, mother.
Denvers, as her daughter entered the room, "what does this letter mean?" Alice read Miss Sherrard's letter hastily. "It is exactly as I feared, mother," she said. "Exactly as you feared, Alice! What do you mean?" "I always told you that Kitty would be certain to get into trouble sooner or later. Well, she got into trouble last night." "But what occurred?"
We crossed it together, and very soon after he pointed out the valley-road below us, and left me." "You rewarded him?" demanded Fletcher swiftly. "No; I I was prepared to do so, but he disappeared." "What was he like?" She hesitated. "Mrs. Denvers!" His tone was peremptory. "I do not feel bound to tell you that," she said, in a low voice. "I have a right to know it," he responded firmly.
I will advance it to the Denvers as coming from you, and you can repay it to me, or the interest of it, when your money becomes due." "Oh, that is beautiful! How sweet and kind of you!" "But there is one obstacle: I do not think that you would ever induce Harold to take this money." Clara's face fell. "Don't you think so, really?" "I am sure that he would not." "Then what are you to do?
Beryl Denvers plainly valued her freedom above every other consideration, and those who wooed her wooed in vain. She discouraged the attentions of all mankind with a rigour that never varied, till society began to think that her brief matrimonial experience had turned her into a man-hater. And yet this was hard to believe, for, though quick-tempered, she was not bitter.
"Kitty, Kitty, go back and dress, you incorrigible child!" called Mrs. Denvers. "Mother!" said Alice. "My dear Alice," said her mother, "you will soon learn to like that poor child. She has a great deal that is good in her, and then she is so pretty." "Pretty?" muttered Alice. "Oh, I see you're bewitched like the rest of them."
"Hush, Kitty, you must not talk in that way Hark! I think I hear Miss Sherrard's step." As Mrs. Denvers spoke the door was slowly opened and Miss Sherrard, accompanied by Miss Worrick, came in. Miss Sherrard was just about to speak; but before she could utter a word Kitty rushed to her.
For a moment every nerve seemed paralyzed, her face became crimson, her eyes filled with ready tears, she looked down, the great tears splashed upon the desk before her. At that instant she encountered the vindictive and delighted glance of Alice Denvers.
"A little suspense will be rather good for Alice than otherwise," she thought; "and although Mr and Mrs. Denvers may be anxious about me, they can but telegraph to father; and as he will know my address already it won't put him into a taking.
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