A strange betrothal!—the primal idea of which was escape! The girl, intent upon abrogating for ever all legal rights of the father in the daughter, of rendering innocuous the thing she had now named the Terror: the boy, seeking selfcrucifixion in expiation of his transgression, changing a peccadillo into damnation! It was easy for Ruth to surrender to the idea, for she believed she was loved; and in gratitude it was already her determination to give this boy her heart's blood, drop by drop, if he wanted it. ‘Marry an Englishman! Which Englishman?’ Melusine shrugged. The spinsters had purchased one grass-linen tablecloth; the girl and the young man had purchased nothing. ‘And for you, monsieur le major, it will be well if you do not make me a shock like this again. “Martin, you realize that I’m dating someone, don’t you?” She knew his reply before he uttered it. As he balanced the photograph, a humorous twinkle came into his eyes. "Only the dog," replied the rough tones of a man. This was the first young man who had drawn from her something more than speculative interest. He was the beachcomber, or the old sailor with the black pearl (Ruth's tales), or the wastrel musician McClintock had described to him.
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