Left to himself, he took a survey of the room, and his
heart leaped as he beheld over the, chimney-piece, a portrait of himself. She felt privileged above other women at parties, where
she was on display as all the duchesses and queens looked
upon her with envy as he was so clearly entranced by her
in every way. “John’s here. Every moment. “Do you mean, aunt,” she asked, “that my father thought I had gone off—with
some man?”
“What else COULD he think? Would any one DREAM you would be so mad
as to go off alone?”
“After—after what had happened the night before?”
“Oh, why raise up old scores? If you could see him this morning, his poor face
as white as a sheet and all cut about with shaving! He was for coming up by the
very first train and looking for you, but I said to him, ‘Wait for the letters,’ and
there, sure enough, was yours. Get the pole out of your ass. It was noon when the caravan reached the tower of the water-clock. "
"Done!" cried the old sailor. “Very well,” said her father.
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