Part 26 (1/2)
”No matter”
”You e fancies”
”What's the matter, Rita? What have you in the back of yourabout YOU Not the faintest, little shadow of a regret” And her hazel eyes smiled mirth of the kind that is cruelest fro you are!”
”Perhaps I've caught the habit from my man”
”Rita, you don't even like me any more”
”No--candidly--I don't”
”I deserve it”
”You do I can never trust you again”
He shrugged his shoulders; but he could not pretend that he was indifferent ”It seeive”
”But not even friendshi+p?”
”Not EVEN friendshi+p”
”You are hard”
”I am hard”
”Rita! For God's sake, don't marry that man! You don't love him--you know you don't At times you feel you can hardly endure hiive you randlanced away, around--”Ah! there are usta Burke” And she left hih the thronged corridors, into the street, knocking against people, seeing no one, not heeding the frequent salutations He went to the Wyandotte, to Craig's tawdry, dingy sitting-roo Craig, his coat and waistcoat off, his detachable cuffs on the floor, was burrowing into e law-books
”Clear out,” said he curtly; ”I'm busy”
Grant plumped himself into a chair ”Josh,” cried he desperately, ”you irl She's just the one for you I love her, and her happiness is dear to ave him an amused look ”However did she persuade you to come here and say that?” he inquired
”She didn't persuade me She didn't mention it All she said was that she had wiped hed uproariously ”THAT was how she did it--eh? She's a deep one”
”Josh,” said Arkwright, ”you need a wife, and she's it”