The silence of Canton at night was sinister, for none could prophesy what form of mob might suddenly boil out. It means social isolation—struggle. Upon the steps leading to the gates of the church stood two persons whom Jack instantly recognised. The Scot understood that, gently and indirectly, Ruth was asking her husband a question, opening a door if he cared to enter. ‘Keep your distance! You dare to tell me I cannot refuse?’ He glared at the girl. I got to have you under guard in the gatehouse, I can see that. She realized more and more the quality of the brink upon which she stood—the dreadful readiness with which in certain moods she might plunge, the unmitigated wrongness and recklessness of such a self-abandonment. Besides—there is Sir John. “My dear child,” he said, “with me you need have no apprehension. The man himself was not a pleasant object. ‘They’ve gone, miss,’ came the answer, muffled through the panel door.
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