But Blueskin was not to be silenced. "Ah!" he exclaimed, "a letter, beginning
'dearest Aliva,'—that's your mother's name, Thames. For the present the desire to fly was gone. However, I'll make a last effort to save the poor little creature, if it costs me my
life. ’
‘This is not a new thing,’ Melusine snapped, goaded. Your lamented mother, whose loss I shall ever deplore, perceived
my passion and encouraged it. He had sold half a dozen short tales to thirdrate magazines; but this letter had been issued from a distinguished editorial
room, of international reputation. Fancy, as they say hereabouts!"
What had aroused this open-air monologue was a small tin sign in a window. Opening a pair of large black eyes, the child fixed them for an instant
upon Wood, and then, alarmed by the light, uttered a low and melancholy cry,
which, however, was speedily stilled by the caresses of his mother, towards
whom he extended his tiny arms, as if imploring protection. Eh bien, they would see about this. “And how did you find us here?”
“I called at Montague Street a few minutes after you had left. Take
your pick, Mrs. She had never seen so much food in her life as she
saw at her own wedding feast. But, on the bursting of that bubble, his hopes
vanished with it. After all—’
‘Yes, but I do not wish to see him,’ Melusine protested.
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