He was made welcome as McClintock's agent; but he politely declined all the proffered courtesies. Again returning to the main road, he passed through Clapton; and turning off on the left, arrived at the foot of Stamford Hill. To be free of outward distraction, he shut his eyes and concentrated upon the scraps she had given him; and shortly, with his eyes still closed, he began to describe Ruth's island: the mountain at one end, with the ever-recurring scarves of mist drifting across the lava-scarred face; the jungle at the foot of it; the dazzling border of white sand; the sprawling store of the trader and the rotting wharf, sundrily patched with drift-wood; the native huts on the sandy floor of the palm groves; the scattered sandalwood and ebony; the screaming parakeets in the plantains; the fishing proas; the mission with its white washed walls and barren frontage; the lagoon, fringed with coco palms, now ruffled emerald, now placid sapphire. ’ ‘I am relieved to hear it. " O'Higgins produced his wallet. “It was unpleasant while it lasted, but it is over —and my toasted scones are delicious. After these dinners they would have a walk, usually to the Thames Embankment to see the two sweeps of river on either side of Waterloo Bridge; and then they would part at Westminster Bridge, perhaps, and he would go on to Waterloo. Common offences may be decided upon by deputy; but outrages perpetrated by men of rank, as these appear to be, must be judged by the Master of the Mint in person. "I likes to hear vot you says. “I am very glad to hear you say it,” he repeated, and refrained from further inquiry. An hour later the doctor arrived; and after a thorough examination, he looked doubtful.
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