Her relationship with John had made her the object of desire for scores of teenage boys who had dared not previously think of her in such a way. He reached a silver cigar and cigarette box from the sideboard and put it before his father-in-law, and for a time the preliminaries of smoking occupied them both. He resolved to judge for himself. But when Ruth's hand fell gently upon his bony head, he knew that no one in this house would ever offer him a kick. But she could tell by the dullness of his eyes that he saw only some inner vision. The flowers and turf, a wild strawberry, a rare butterfly, and suchlike little intimate things had become more interesting than mountains. ‘But if there is one, how in the world did this mystery lady of yours know of it?’ ‘That, Lucy, is precisely the point that has been exercising my mind,’ Gerald said, turning his eyes once more to the group of French exiles in the alcove. But, as soon as he perceived who it was, he roused himself, and glared fiercely at the intruder from under his bent brows. ’ Abruptly, the niggling doubt that had been plaguing Lord Charvill came sweeping to the surface. “Upon my word,” he exclaimed, “this is most extraordinary. He proposed, he wanted to possess her! He loved her. We’ll find a way to survive. "They have ever since been deposited in a place of safety. To such characters, fine actions are in themselves sufficient.
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