Her mother tried to soothe her with tales of romance and love, of all the fineries that she would enjoy in the Palazzo, but all Lucia could do was cry until her cheeks twitched and her forehead ached. Her aunt, a faded, anæmic-looking lady of somewhat too obtrusive gentility, was still sitting with her hand pressed to her heart. ’ ‘Oh, she is English?’ repeated Alderley, interest perking up. After all, life had still its pulsations. He had reacted by laughing at her, informing her coolly that she was naïve in many things. He watched her constantly, trapped her in corners and slept with his arms locking her like a human cage. Courtlaw found himself ushered without questions into Annabel’s long low drawing-room, fragrant with flowers and somewhat to his surprise, crowded with guests. 26 His duties were to make certain that she was eating right and not exposing herself to foul odors and cold drafts. CHAPTER V At dinner the spinsters invited Ruth to sit at their table, an invitation she accepted gratefully. Never did I need a rescue so much. ‘Monsieur Charvill thought perhaps that his daughter would find not a welcome.
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