The marriage of William Ashe . early. Lawson came—Lawsonwas his private secretary—but I must go down in anhour. William! Kitty had raised herself, and her eyes shone large andstartled in the small, tear-stained face. Yes. He paused a moment. William, is the hst out? Yes. Kitty tottered to her feet. Is it all right? I suppose so, he said, slowly. It doesnt affectme. And then, without waiting, he went into the hall andclosed the door behind him. He wrote a note to theForeign Office to say that he should not be at the officetill the afternoon, and that important papers were to besent up to him. T
The marriage of William Ashe . early. Lawson came—Lawsonwas his private secretary—but I must go down in anhour. William! Kitty had raised herself, and her eyes shone large andstartled in the small, tear-stained face. Yes. He paused a moment. William, is the hst out? Yes. Kitty tottered to her feet. Is it all right? I suppose so, he said, slowly. It doesnt affectme. And then, without waiting, he went into the hall andclosed the door behind him. He wrote a note to theForeign Office to say that he should not be at the officetill the afternoon, and that important papers were to besent up to him. Then he told Wilson to bring wine andsandwiches into the library for Lady Kitty, who had beendetained by an accident on the river the night before,and was much exhausted. No visitors were to be ad-mitted, except, of course, Lady Tranmore or MissFrench. When he returned to the library he found Kitty withcrimson cheeks, her hands locked behind her, walking upand down. As soon as she saw him she motioned tohim imperiously. 278. ME GATHERED HER IX HIS ARMS The Marriage of William Ashe Shut the door, William. I have something very im-portant to say to you. He obeyed her, and she walked up to him saw the fluttering of her heart beneath her whitedress—the crushed, bedraggled dress, which still in itssoft elegance, its small originalities, spoke Kitty fromhead to foot. But her manner was quite calm andcollected. William, we must separate! You must send meaway. He started. What do you mean? What I say. It is—it is intolerable—that I shouldruin your life like this. Dont, please, exaggerate, Kitty! There is no ques-tion of ruin. I shall make my way when the time comes,and Lady Parham will have nothing to say to it! No! Nothing will ever go well—while Im there—like a millstone round your neck. William—she camecloser to him—take my advice—do it! I warned youwhen you married me. And now you see — it wastrue. You foolish child, he answered, slowly, do yout
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