It
became suddenly glaringly apparent to her that it was impossible to return fifteen
pounds or any sum less than twenty pounds to Ramage—absolutely impossible. Lucy did not want to have to kill the mother, as she hated
more than anything to kill women, no matter what their
sins. ”
“Is she the one who made you into a vampire?”
“Yes. She said”—Ann Veronica shivered again—“‘I hope
it won’t make you uncomfortable, my dear’—like that—‘and whatever you do,
do be careful of your hair!’ I think—I judge from her manner—that she thought
it was just a little indelicate of us—considering everything; but she tried to be
practical and sympathetic and live down to our standards. "
"You're not going to betray me!" cried Jack, in alarm. ’
‘But why?’ asked Melusine, astonished, and somewhat overwhelmed by the
other girl’s volubility. He bullied frankly. ”
“Can’t we arrange something? Can’t we make a sort of treaty?”
“He wouldn’t keep it. Caution forced her to speak calmly. I love you—with all
my heart and soul. The brain tires of resistance, and when it meets
again and again, incoherently active, the same phrases, the same ideas that it has
already slain, exposed and dissected and buried, it becomes less and less
energetic to repeat the operation.
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