’ ‘Grateful? Certainly I am grateful,’ Melusine snapped, knowing full well she sounded anything but gratified. " "Hold your tongue, sirrah," rejoined Shotbolt, not over-pleased by the remark, "and mind what I tell you. If only for the sake of her argument with her home, she wanted success. In the early hours of the morning, unable to bear the suspense any longer, Melusine had ventured to explore the mansion, the lantern she had brought in hand, commenting to herself all the time on the state of the place and the difficulties of her task, and having no idea of the consequences she was bringing on herself thereby. 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. I have pleaded with her—no wonder that I have pleaded with her in vain. Beneath the serene unconcern of Ann Veronica’s face was a boiling tumult. Others are smart but fall prey to emotional damage, the female lunar instinct of cunning that goes awry.
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