Ruth was not a woman; she was a phenomenon. Wrenched from their holds, the iron palisades in front of the thief-taker's
dwelling were used as weapons to burst open the door. She waited a
few minutes, then greeted the burly doorman who stood
as the building’s lone sentry. The Reverend Henry Dolby performed the cermony, and his
wife and daughter were witnesses. ‘Couldn’t even trouble to make a pretence of
motherhood. And finally, when
Jeremiah, having bestowed upon Mrs. ”
“Well—”
“That’s all. She
receded into the entryway, opening her palm and
gesturing as if there were an imaginary red carpet rolled
out for visitors. She found herself trying on the baubles he
brought home, placing the silver rings upon her slim
fingers, knowing that he would take up her hand and kiss
it. Why in
heaven’s name didn’t I think of that before?’
‘What are you talking of?’
‘Never mind that now. What you would look upon as immorality
is here merely an established custom, three thousand years older than
Christianity, accepted with no more ado than that which would accompany you
should you become a clerk in a shop. She
took his hand in hers. Oh, you cannot escape
from it. “You are persuaded to come and take part in these outrageous proceedings—
many of you, I am convinced, have no idea whatever of their nature. ”
The man made no attempt to recover the revolver.
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