Part 51 (1/2)
”Why so? Can any thing be worse?”
”Ah, my dearest! you don't know--you don't know”
I said nothingthe room I saw my father and John seated at a table with brandy before them A third ht of , square jaw, thick neck, lo, and stern face My father did not show any actual ferocity in his face whatever he felt; but thisthe roo at them
”There, Clark; what do you think of that?” said my father
The name, Clark, at once made known to me who this man was--that old associate of my father--his assistant on board the _Vishnu_ Yet the name did not add one whit to the abhorrence which I felt--my father orse even than he
The ly for soal,” said he, at last
”That's the gal,” said my father
Clark waved his hand at me ”Turn round sideways,” said he
I looked at hi He repeated the order, but I took no notice of it
”D--n her!” said he ”Is she deaf?”
”Not a bit of it,” said John; ”but she's plucky She'd just as soon you'd kill her as not There isn't any way of rily
I turned as he said ”You see,” said he, with a laugh, ”she's been piously brought up; she honors her father”
At this Clark burst into a loud laugh
Some conversation followed about me as I stood there Clark then ordered me to turn round and face hi it, I obeyed as before This appeared to aent poodle ave me many commands on purpose to see my refusal, and have my father's order which followed obeyed
”Well,” said he, at last, leaning back in his chair, ”she is a showy piece of furniture Your idea isn't a bad one either”
He rose fro at hiaze so fixed and intense that it see were centred in my eyes
He came up and reached out to take hold of rily But, for soht of my face, an expression of fear passed over his
”Heavens!” he groaned; ”look at that face!” I saw my father look at me
The saht came to me As these th going I turned and rushed fro more
It was early in February when this occurred Until the beginning of August I lay senseless For the first four months I hovered faintly between life and death
Why did they not let ht now have been beyond this sorrow: I have waked to ain