You left Hong-Kong at night, by way of the Pearl River, and arrived in Canton the next morning. ‘I do not believe you. She tried gentle words with him, beguiling perfumes, even slipped aphrodisiac tisanes into his soup. As he pocketed it, her open palm reached out and slapped his cheek. Mrs. Beautiful sculptures of sugar and almond paste decorated the long tables, delicate replicas of flowers and miniature animals, even a small Palazzo sculpted from cakes graced the table. A single glance served to show the thief-taker how matters stood. Not a word was uttered by the assemblage; but a hush of expectation reigned throughout. It was dusty, with dirty clothing strewn about, a cracked basin thick with grime on the rickety dresser, and a film of grease on the leaded casement. ‘Major Gerald Alderley, I arrest you in the name of the King. Sorry to be so nosy. He uttered one word over and over, monotonously: "Fool! … Fool!" But invariably the touch of Ruth's hand quieted him, and his head would cease to roll from side to side. And I need not tell you that her hotel bill is running on the same as yours. These interests her world promptly, through the agency of schoolmistresses, older school-mates, her aunt, and a number of other responsible and authoritative people, assured her she must on no account think about. From this perturbed state he was roused by thoughts of his mother, and fancying he heard her gentle voice urging him on to fresh exertion, he started up.
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