‘Must be still downstairs. Every now and then her general presence became radiantly dazzling
in his eyes; she would appear in the street coming toward him, a surprise, so fine
and smiling and welcoming was she, so expanded and illuminated and living, in
contrast with his mere expectation. ‘Nothing of the sort,’ argued Gerald. “Don’t think that I have been playing the spy upon you,” he continued. His tone was kind and sympathetic. “My dear Miss Stanley, when I talked to you the other afternoon of work and
politics and such-like things, my mind was all the time resenting it beyond
measure. . For
the love of Heaven, Jack, don't move!—Don't alter a muscle, if you can help it. "
Out of nowhere Ruth heard her voice saying: "I will see to that. Instead of English villas and cottages there
were chalets and Italian-built houses shining white; there were lakes of emerald
and sapphire and clustering castles, and such sweeps of hill and mountain, such
shining uplands of snow, as she had never seen before. The whole place and everything in it aimed at one thing—to illustrate,
to elaborate, to criticise and illuminate, and make ever plainer and plainer the
significance of animal and vegetable structure. “It was only
yesterday I had your letter, and you never mentioned coming over. However, as things have turned up, it's fortunate that I came
back. ”
It was significant of her influence over him that he answered her calmly,
although a storm of angry thoughts were struggling for expression within him.
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