In this attempt he was, however, foiled by the agility of the carpenter, who managed to retreat to the door, against which he placed his back, kicking the boards vigorously with his heel. But the free arm of the stranger hit him a flail-like blow on the chest and sent him sprawling into the yielding sand. It was scarcely likely that she would have accepted his aid. As she hoisted her skirts near her waist, she thought ruefully of the last time she had worn such an elaborate gown, sometime near 1910 when petticoats were still considered hip everyday garb. "What did you do?" he asked, in a broken voice. And when there is no longer any need to use it, why then, enough you say—and throw it away. So presently they got into a hansom together, and Ann Veronica sat back feeling very luxurious and pleasant, and looked at the light and stir and misty glitter of the street traffic from under slightly drooping eyelids, while Ramage sat closer to her than he need have done, and glanced ever and again at her face, and made to speak and said nothing. ’ ‘Yes, but I need a word with Gerald,’ protested the captain, hanging back. “I’m damned if I’ll believe it,” he muttered to himself savagely. She made no attempt to answer her sister’s question.
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