57/60 When she goes too far, he will flare up at last; some taunt will rouse him; the explosion will come; and... the children will go to their Aunt Lina, whom they dote upon. When all is said and done, it is the poor man I pity!" "You said within twelve months." "That was a bow drawn at a venture. It may be a little sooner; it may be a little later. But--next week or next month--it is coming: it is coming!" June smiled upon us once more; and on the afternoon of the 13th, the anniversary of our first lunch together at the Le Geyts, I was up at my work in the accident ward at St.Nathaniel's. |