Helookedthunderstruck。Theystoodfacingeachotherattheendofthesaloon。Anthonystuttered。”Ohno。Youwon’tdie。Youdon’tmeanit。Youhavetakenkindlytothesea。”
Shelaughed，butshefeltangry。”No，Idon’tmeanit。ItellyouIdon’tmeantoevademyobligations。Ishallliveon……feelingalittlecrushed，nevertheless。””Crushed！”herepeated。”What’scrushingyou？””Yourmagnanimity，”shesaidsharply。Buthervoicewassoftenedafteratime。”YetIdon’tknow。Thereisaperfectioninit——doyouunderstandme，Roderick？——whichmakesitalmostpossibletobear。”
Hesighed，lookedaway，andremarkedthatitwastimetoputoutthelampinthesaloon。Thepermissionwasonlytillteno’clock。”Butyouneedn’tmindthatsomuchinyourcabin。Justseethatthecurtainsoftheportsaredrawncloseandthat’sall。Thestewardmighthaveforgottentodoit。Helightedyourreadinglampintherebeforehewentashoreforalasteveningwithhiswife。I
don’tknowifitwaswisetogetridofMrs。Brown。Youwillhavetolookafteryourself，Flora。”
Hewasquiteanxious；butFloraasamatteroffactcongratulatedherselfontheabsenceofMrs。Brown。Nosoonerhadsheclosedthedoorofherstate-roomthanshemurmuredfervently，”Yes！Thankgoodness，sheisgone。”Therewouldbenogentleknock，followedbyherappearancewithherequivocalstareandtheintolerable:”CanI