Aunt Jane had her quiet moments. Deuce take it! I was very near spelling my name with one P. She acted as her mother had taught her to. ‘But―but how can he know?’ His soldier’s instinct overtook Gerald and he dropped all his insouciance in a bang, becoming brisk. ‘But, Gérard—’ ‘Don’t start arguing,’ he said in a tone that brooked no defiance. But, alas! she was beautiful—and beauty is a crime not to be forgiven by a jealous woman. ‘Do you know, Mademoiselle Charvill, you are a thought too clever for your own good. Ladders, paviour's rams, sledge-hammers, and other destructive implements were procured, and, in all probability, their purpose would have been effected, but for the opportune arrival of a detachment of the guards, who dispersed them, not without some loss of life. He put his arms around her in a circular embrace. He took her hand and looked into her eyes and spoke, divided against himself, in a voice that was forced and insincere. When next he asked for her, some twelve hours later, he was told that Mademoiselle had left. She had set out to get a beautiful life, a free, untrammelled life, self-development, without counting the cost either for herself or others.
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