"I did see them on the platform of the bridge—the child and
his preserver! They were not struck by the fallen ruin, nor whelmed in the
roaring flood,—or, if they were, they escaped as I escaped. “I have been bearing this—for your sake. When I think of the
love you give me—One ought to give you back love. And then the fetters, which were
still upon his legs:—how was he to get rid of them?
Tired and dispirited, he still wandered on. "How long will he be laid up?"
"Three or four weeks, if he doesn't peg out during the night. I think he got sick of us and he disappeared not
one week later. The customary gold band was missing; but a soft gold Chinese ring Spurlock
had picked up in Singapore—the characters representing good luck and
prosperity—was slipped over Ruth's third finger. A few
yards further off something grey, inert, was lying, a huddled-up heap of
humanity twisted into a strange unnatural shape. ‘To me, quickly!’
There was a brief hush, and then the shouts resumed and several pairs of feet
clattered towards her from, as it seemed, several directions. She knew, or guessed his mission too,
for more than once their eyes met, and she laughed mockingly at him. I would love to think of how
beautiful your children will be!”
“I want to be with you. So
get up, and let's be off. Sheppard had been interred. The Wastrel—as we call him—cannot play when he's
sober; hands too shaky. This
extraordinary child had opened up an old channel through which it was no
longer safe to cruise.
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