"He seems infatuated about the lad," observed Wild. "There's an old proverb," continued Wood, rising and walking towards the fire,
"which says,—'Put another man's child in your bosom, and he'll creep out at
your elbow. We propose to disregard all our ties, all our
obligations, all the established prohibitions of society, and begin life together
afresh. It amazed her that women in the United States
could own property as easily as they did nowadays. ”
Ann Veronica was silent for a while. . Already she missed all of
her fine things, her linens and leather bound books. They became aware of the waitress standing over them with book and pencil
ready for their bill. He loved Ann Veronica, he said; he was so mad to have her
that he defeated himself, and did crude and alarming and senseless things. Standing on tiptoe, on a joint-stool, placed upon the bench, with his back to the
door, and a clasp-knife in his hand, this youngster, instead of executing his
appointed task, was occupied in carving his name upon a beam, overhead. How could he have betrayed her
so cruelly? How could he lie and claim her as dead?
Sebastian studied her carefully as she refused to cry and
became like a pillar of stone. So that Ann Veronica was not able to get the expert advice she certainly
needed upon her spiritual state. ”
Part 2
Her aunt came to meet her outside Canongate, and, being a little confused
between what was official and what was merely a rebellious slight upon our
national justice, found herself involved in a triumphal procession to the
Vindicator Vegetarian Restaurant, and was specifically and personally cheered
by a small, shabby crowd outside that rendezvous. He stood back, smiling with an air of proprietorship, and looking about him at
the business-like equipment of the room.
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