” A sudden sense of the gravity of this thing came home to Anna. She saw the moonlit waters, the black shadow of the proa, the moon-fire that ran down the far edge of the bellying sail, the silent natives: no sound except the slapping of the outrigger and the low sibilant murmur of water falling away from the sides—and the beating of her heart. You are not a tourist seeking adventure. Here was a terrific figure gnashing his teeth, and howling like a wild beast;—there a lover, with hands clasped together and eyes turned passionately upward. On the way he confessed. ’ ‘Oh, a ruin,’ exclaimed Mrs Sindlesham, throwing up a hand. Ruth stared into the painted face, now sundrily cracked by the coursing tears. Moving swiftly to the end of the corridor, he pushed open a door at random and entered a large room, which looked to have been a saloon, judging from the faded gilt and crimson wall-paper, a mirror above the fireplace which was surrounded by an ornate gilded frame, now sadly tarnished, and a worn Chippendale sofa with striped upholstery and tasselled cushions. Any one less courageous than himself would have abandoned the attempt from a conviction of its utter hopelessness; but, though it might for a moment damp his ardour, it could not deter him. "What's your name?" he said, addressing the audacious lad, who was looking about him as coolly as if nothing material was going on.
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