"The marriage was never consummated," continued the imperturbable stranger. Personally, however, I
doubt if—’
‘Charvill?’ interrupted Gerald without ceremony, all his senses at once on the
alert. Don’t leave me. "After all our pains we were near losing him, Sir
Rowland. ’
Mademoiselle, who had been nodding in agreement at Roding during the first
part of this speech, abruptly turned to face Gerald again. She leaned back in the cab with half-closed
eyes. His anger gave way to grim humour and he
thrust towards them, leaning heavily on his cane. At the
same time he comprehended that she was as pure and lovely as the white orchid
of Borneo and that she did not carry that ridiculous shield called false modesty. "I have not trusted you. Deep
verandas ran around the bungalows, with bamboo drops which were always
down in the daytime, fending off the treacherous sunshine. I wanted to talk to
you before when you first came to live here two years
ago, but I never did. I'll show you the Shamien; and we can talk all we want. Then, though full of confidence, he half doubted his power of
accomplishing his designs.
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