Part 52 (2/2)
”If you think I could raise the money by that tiive youirrelevance--”when do you expect pro based on the deepest inductions of science, and the subtlest intuitions of the higher philosophy, are a trifle more trustworthy than yours; and I have a presentiratulate me yet
Think about yourself”
”That's just what I'er, I'll suicide, or clear”
”Well, upon my word! Do you think I'd condescend to undermine you, you storekeeper? Look out for Martin; neverfool; ”Ito et your promotion--ain't you?”
There was such evident sincerity in his tone that I maintained a stern and stony silence, whilst his eyeslook; then he reo was present at the tiate of the flower-garden, the saranted, and so does everybody else She says she accepted you so!” I remarked wearily
”I hope Iyou the exact truth Ask Mooney or Butler”
”If I do sleep, would all my wealth would wake me,” I murmured, half-unconsciously
”You don't want todo you suppose I would last?”
”Well, don't marry her”
”Does it occur to you,” I asked, with sos a person can do, and sos he can't do? If the head of an, I can reply by letter, telling him to mind his own business, and not concern himself about me; but if Mrs Beaudesart assu to marry her, I must do it, to keep her in countenance How, in the fiend's name, can I slink out of it, now that I'm accepted? Can I tell her I've examined my heart, and I find I can only love her as a sister?
Noould n't that sound well? No, no; I'm a done man Of course, she had no business to accept me unawares; but as she has done so, I risly fraud of fes, so must the sacristan respond It is kisht about; though, to be sure, I have the dubious satisfaction of knowing that the enterprise brings ood many days' march nearer home”
The expression of heavenly beatitude on Moriarty's face goaded lance, the whole horizon of expediency and possibility, I caught sight of the idea glanced at in a forue with Ida
”By the way, Moriarty,” said I; ”respecting that trifling debt of honour-- there's another condition that I didn't think of As a sort of payment on account, you rave scandal forfellow, after aa lie when I'm driven to it; but a woman's a woman
Do your own dirty work!”
”Then, by Jove, I'll post you!”
If anyone had used this threat towas usually done, and what results ht be expected to follow; but Moriarty's lip quivered under the threat
”Do your worst,” said he, sing the lump in his throat
”You may depend on that,” I replied quietly ”However, the scandal was only about hten you I was going to ask you to take Nelson, or Mooney, or both of thee that Mrs Beaudesart should overhear you discussing some horrible scandal in connection with me And mind, she would have to believe it, or you would be a ruined a, an astonishment, with the curse of Cain upon your brow
Then she would spurn ain
I would be in sanctuary, so to speak; inviolable by reason of race
Metaphorically, you could lay the blast, and fire it at your leisure, inyou responsible for quality of fuse, and quantity of powder
I'd stand the explosion”