His only warning was a gleam of silver in the faint spill of light from the house above. ’ He made a pretence of rising and making a sortie to the corner to see if anyone was there. “We settled long ago—we’re hard stuff. Without a single ornament about her neck, or hair, wearing the plainest of black gowns, out of which her shoulders shone gleaming white, she was easily the most noticeable and the most distinguished-looking woman in the room. ” Anna was thoughtful. ’ ‘But it is a very good English name,’ she protested. Then he stood up and repeated it again. . Presently he felt motion. But this revulsion was engulfed by the succeeding waves of pity and understanding. His spirits began to rise. CHAPTER V. Very well. Over the mantel, set into an ornately carved panel with fluted columns at each end, was a portrait of a man on horseback. South America was big; but ten thousand islands, scattered all over the biggest ocean on the map! Nearly all of them clear of the ship lanes and beaten tracks! The best thing he could do would be to call up the Quai d'Orsay and turn over the job to Lecocq.
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