CHAPTER XXIII Next morning Ruth did not refer to the episode on the sands of the lagoon. Her safety lay in pretense—that what she saw was as a tale twice told. " This she did carefully, but inwardly commenting that he was still in the realm of strange fancies. The place for reading. . After a while, he raised his eyes; and, if their glance could have been witnessed at the moment, it could not have been easily forgotten. "I have a client who is very much interested in Mr. " "You need not," replied Jack, in a tone of the deepest compunction. "But, what of that? It'll be a lesson to him in future, and will show him the folly of doing a good-natured action!" But perceiving that his companion did not relish his pleasantry and fearing that his sympathy for the carpenter's situation might betray him into some act of imprudence, Jonathan, without further remark, and by way of putting an end to the discussion, let himself drop through the roof. ‘What, and miss getting myself murdered?’ ‘She said she wouldn’t murder you. The less said, therefore, on this point the better; because, as nothing is to be gained by it, it would only be trouble thrown away. Who is the beautiful intruder? And why does she disguise herself as a nun? Why is she involved in an enterprise both foolhardy and dangerous? The girl’s accent suggests an émigré but Mademoiselle insists she is English.
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