How little he knew about Ruth—the background from which she had sprung! He knew that her father was a missioner, that her mother was dead, that she had been born on this island, and that, at the time of his collapse, she had been on the way to an aunt in the States. “The man is dangerous. . You know what's what. And now you know. ‘Knowed it the instant I set eyes on her. I told you no good would come of it. She is known everywhere within the radius of five hundred miles. I am so much obliged to you for your projected benevolence. It is not at all comme il faut. ‘Of course I see that,’ she said impatiently. “This wonderful affection of yours for my sister, does it date from your first meeting with her in Paris?” He hesitated. Retreating as quickly as he could, Jack opened the first door he came to, entered a room, and searching in the dark for some place of concealment, fortunately discovered a skreen, behind which he crept. And yet, often when alone, he wondered: had McClintock been wrong, or had she ceased to care in that way? The possibility that she no longer cared should have filled him with unalloyed happiness, whereas it depressed him, cut the natural vanity of youth into shreds and tatters.
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