The park surrounding the castle is said to be beautiful beyond the
power of description. The--"
"I asked you where you got all this information. Can't you answer
me?"
"I obtained all this and a great deal more from a lady who spent a
year or two inside the castle walls. I refer to Mrs. Truxton King,
who might have told you as much if you had possessed the intelligence
to inquire."
"Gee whiz!" exclaimed Mr. Blithers, going back to his buoyant boyhood
days for an adequate expression. "What a wonder you are, Lou. But
that's the woman of it, always getting at the inside of a thing while
a man is standing around looking at the outside. Say, but won't it
make a wonderful home for you and me to spend a peaceful old age in
when we get ready to lay aside the--"
He stopped short, for she had arisen and was standing over him with a
quivering forefinger levelled at his nose,--and not more than six
inches away from it,--her handsome eyes flashing with fury.
"You may walk in where angels fear to tread, but you will walk alone,
Will Blithers.
Pages:
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337