‘Parbleu,’ said Gerald. “No, he wouldn’t come here of all places—just now. “More than that, he arrived to-day at the boarding-house where I am staying, greeted me with a theatrical start, and claimed me—as his wife. It was a curious sight to see how this extraordinary woman, who, it has been said, was not less remarkable for the extreme delicacy of her features, and the faultless symmetry of her figure, than for her wonderful strength and agility, conducted herself in the present encounter; with what dexterity she parried every blow aimed against her by her adversary, whose head and face, already marked by various ruddy streams, showed how successfully her own hits had been made; —how she drew him hither and thither, now leading him on, now driving him suddenly back; harassing and exhausting him in every possible way, and making it apparent that she could at any moment put an end to the fight, and only delayed the finishing stroke to make his punishment the more severe. ‘It is all too probable that she would wish to change into lay clothing to escape recognition. She used to play violin, you know. She stood among them, watching them and feeling curiously alien to them. “Dyed!” “And your figure?” “One’s corsetière arranges that. You mustn't go dressing up Tom, Dick, and Harry in Henry Esmond's ruffles. ” Lucy found dinner was very pleasant as John’s parents were easy to chat with.
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