His attraction for her was now written plainly on his freckled face, revealed by the many drinks he had imbibed. The young man was mollified by her sympathy, and flattered by the obvious attempts of several of the other guests to draw him into conversation. If only he had known it, sympathy was almost entirely with him. But as the mystery which surrounded Ruth fell away that which enveloped her father thickened. Just what it means. "He said, by way of comfort, I suppose, after the fright he gave me at first, that the child would find a friend within twenty-four hours, who would stand by him through life. Wood, Sir," he added, with much emotion, "is one of the best of men, and would be the happiest, were it not that—" and he hesitated. ‘Ah, no,’ Gerald uttered at once, lowering his voice and infusing it with all the promise he could command. Her first orders were to summon the rest of her servants to make immediate preparations for her departure for Lancashire. ‘Oh, Lord,’ muttered Gerald, going instantly to her aid. All the initial confidence in herself was gone; her courage was merely a shell to hide the lack. Goopes said she believed in nothing else, and with that she glanced at Ann Veronica, rose a little abruptly, and directed Goopes and the shy young man in the handing of refreshments.
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