f things; it would fit in with some of them, if it were true.”
Then I told him that it was true, and how I 杭州桑拿小姐 knew that it was true, and my reason for having kept all that knowledge to myself until now. “I could not give her away even
to you, Bob, nor yet tell you that I had known her before; for you would have been certain to ask when and how; and it was in her first husband’s time, and under his name.”
It was a comfort to be quite honest for once with one of them, and it is a relief even now to remember that I was absolutely honest with Bob Evers about this. He said almost at once that he would have 杭州滨江不正规spa done the same himself, and even as he spoke his whole manner changed toward me. His face had darkened at my unexpected confirmation of the odious rumour, but already it was beginning to lighten toward me, as though he found my attitude the one redeeming feature in the new aspect of affairs. He even thanked me for my late reserve, obviously from his heart, and in a way that went to mine on more grounds than one. It was as though a kindness to Mrs. Lascelles
was already the greatest possible kindness to him.
“But I am glad you have told me now,” he added, “for it explains many things. I was inclined to look upon you, Duncan—you won’t mind my telling you now—as a bit of a deliberate interloper! But all the time you knew her first, and that alters everything. I hope to out you still, but I sha’n’t any longer bear you a grudge if you 杭州水疗全套会所 out me!”
I was horrified.
“My dear fellow,” I cried, “do you mean to say this makes no difference?”
“It does to Quinby. I must keep my hands off him, I suppose, though to my mind he deserves his licking all the more.”
“But does it make no difference to you? My good boy, can you at your age seriously think of marrying a woman who has been married twice already, and divorced once?”
“I didn’t know that when I thought of it first,” he answered, doggedly, “and I am not going to let it make a difference now. Do you suppose I would stand away from 杭州足疗一条街 her because of anything that’s past and over? Do they stand away from us for—that sort of thing?”
Of course I said that was rather different, with as much conviction as though the ancient dogma had been my own.
“But, Duncan, you know it’s the very last thing you’re dreaming of doing 杭州丝袜同好 yourself!”
And again I argued, as feebly as you please, that it was quite different in my case—that I was a good ten years older than he, and not my mother’s only son.
Bob stiffened on the spot.
“My mother must take care of herself,” said he; “and I,” he added, “I must take care of myself, if you don’t mind. And I hope you won’t, for you’ve been most awfully good to me, you know! I never thought so until these last few minutes; but now I sha’n’t forget it, no matter how it all turns out!”
CHAPTER IX SUB JUDICE
Well, I made a belated attempt 杭州哪里有特色足浴 to earn my young friend’s good opinion. I kept out of his way after dinner, and went in search of Quinby instead. I felt I had a crow of my own to pluck with this gentleman, who owed to my timely intervention a far greater immunit