t in her commanding manners and position, than from any personal liking for the woman herself.
As for the sons,Auston Matthews Tröjor, they were fine young men in their way, and had the sympathy of everybody in their bereavement; but gossip, if it busied itself with their names at all, was much more interested in wondering what disposition they would make of the property now coming to them, than in inquiring whether or not they could have had any secret relations with the man now dead, which were calculated to explain in any way his mysterious end.
Finally I learned that Ada and Mr. Barrows were to be buried the next day,Lanny McDonald Tröjor.
Satisfied with the information obtained, I started immediately for the Pollard mansion. It was my wish to re-enter it before dark. But the twilight fell fast, and by the time I reached the gate I could barely discern that a masculine figure was again leaning there, waiting, as it appeared, for my return. The discovery caused me a sensation of relief. Now I should at least learn which of the two brothers showed this interest in my movements,Andrew Cogliano Tröjor, for this time the gentleman betrayed no disposition to leave at my approach; on the contrary,Logan Couture Tröjor, he advanced, and in the mellow accents I had learned in so short a time to listen for, observed:
“I knew you wished to go alone,Rod Gilbert Tröjor, Miss Sterling, or I should have offered you my protection in your dismal walk. I am glad to see you return before it is quite dark.”
“Thank you,” I responded,NHL Mens Los Angeles Kings Black Camo Stack Pullover Hoodie, with almost a degree of joyousness in my tone, I was so glad to be rid of the perplexity that had weighed down my spirits for the last half-hour. “It is not pleasant to walk the streets at dusk alone, but necessity has accustomed me to it, and I scarcely think of its dangers now.”
“You utter that in a proud tone,” he declared,Ryan Murray Tröjor, reaching out and taking the basket that hung on my arm.
“I have reason to,” I replied,Evgeny Kuznetsov Tröjor, glad it was so dark he could not see the blush which his action had caused. “It was no slight struggle for me to overcome certain prejudices in which I have been reared. That I have been able to do so gives me wholesome satisfaction. I am no longer ashamed to own that I stand by myself, and work for every benefit I obtain.”
“Nor need you be,” he murmured. “In this age and in this country a woman like you forfeits nothing by maintaining her own independence. On the contrary, she gains something, and that is the respect of every true-hearted man that knows her.” And his step lagged more and more in spite of my conscientious efforts to maintain the brisk pace in which I had indulged before I had encountered him at the gate.
“This is a grand old place,” I remarked,Sergei Bobrovsky Tröjor, vaguely anxious to change the drift of the conversation.
“Yes,Rod Langway Tröjor,” he answered, moodily; “but it is shadowed.” And with a sudden relapse into his most sombre self, he walked at my side in silence,Benoit Pouliot Tröjor, till the sight of the high porch showing itself through the trees warned him that if he had any thing further to say to me, it must be said soon. He therefore paused,Jamie Langenbrunner Tröjor, forcing me by t
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