The pearls, Richards Monte Carlogift, lay where the
maid had left them.
At her exclamation he stopped rowing and looked
where she pointed,shading his eyes. She said her maid must have left them on her
dressing-table.
She wasfull of fun and mischief, playing all sorts
of little jokes on him.
She let go of the oars and heldup the shining metal
things. He was fighting hard to controlhimself, but he was shaking like a leaf. The
sluice gate was closed andthe stream overflowed and ran over it, clear as
crystal.
At first,when they came out, they were alone, but
guests were beginning toarrive, some by boat. But who suggested theclairvoyante, and
where, by the way, was Virginia?
Her attraction was strongupon him again, but it had
taken another form.
Ive passed by here often, going up the lake in
steamers and lately inmy motor-boat.
I dare say youre right, Hohenthal answered, but I
dont think she issingular in that.
Should he begin the boat as soon as he hadfinished
Mrs Raffertys order? Was there one of them who wanted love herself orhad it to
give?
Odd, just happening to meet you, he
said.
She laughed in her peculiar way and pulled her boat
close. You would expose me tounpleasant comments if you didnt go to the dinner. He
was fighting hard to controlhimself, but he was shaking like a leaf. Tell him, I
should like him to build one for me just like yours, withthose high rowlocks. She
was apparently stating a fact, andhe accepted it as he had accepted the rest of the
situation. I thought you only liked to talk toclever people about all sorts of
difficult things.