It was a curious sight to see how this extraordinary woman, who, it has been said, was not less remarkable for the extreme delicacy of her features, and the faultless symmetry of her figure, than for her wonderful strength and agility, conducted herself in the present encounter; with what dexterity she parried every blow aimed against her by her adversary, whose head and face, already marked by various ruddy streams, showed how successfully her own hits had been made; —how she drew him hither and thither, now leading him on, now driving him suddenly back; harassing and exhausting him in every possible way, and making it apparent that she could at any moment put an end to the fight, and only delayed the finishing stroke to make his punishment the more severe. I once might have married you for your beauty,—now I marry you for your wealth. It was not a cambric curtain Ruth had drawn across that part of her life: it was of iron. And next morning she attired herself with especial care and neatness, found his address in the Directory at a post-office, and went to him. “It spreads like wildfire. “Anna! What tragedy has happened, little sister? No lights, no supper, no coffee —and, above all, no Mr. Cheveney was looking after her, I think, then. She approached Ruth with open arms; and something in the way the child came into that kindly embrace hurt the older woman to the point of tears. “But if you had?” she said. ‘Idiot!’ ‘Enough, now! Softly, you little termagant,’ he ordered, seizing her wrists to hold her off. And you talk like that! What the devil have you been up to, to land in this bog?" It was a cast at random. "Ah!" exclaimed Lady Trafford, exerting all her strength. Project Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission.
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