Chapter VI A QUESTION OF IDENTIFICATION The little man with the closely-cropped beard and hair looked at her keenly through his gold eye-glasses. We do not remember to have met with a single individual, reported to be under petticoat government, who was not content with his lot,—nay, who so far from repining, did not exult in his servitude; and we see no way of accounting for this apparently inexplicable conduct—for which, among other phenomena of married life, various reasons have been assigned, though none entirely satisfactory to us—except upon the ground that these domineering dames possess some charm sufficiently strong to counteract the irritating effect of their tempers; some secret and attractive quality of which the world at large is in ignorance, and with which their husbands alone can be supposed to be acquainted. " The spinsters stared at her blankly. Do you think she does?” Ann Veronica picked among her salad with a judicial expression of face. ‘Is it such a terrible prospect? I will take care of you—as long as you obey me. She moved a little nearer to him. ‘Very well, arrest me. You will do as I say, or—’ ‘Hoy!’ called Trodger from down the hall. “In any case you will never receive any different sort of answer from me. My friend, I am only grieved that you of all others should have been so deceived. She pushed between the pews, hoping to reach the sword first, while desperately holding on to her petticoats to keep them up, as her sword arm wavered. Every care had been taken of it, as well as of himself, by the humane inmates of the house in which he had sought shelter. ‘She means thanks to you, General,’ Gerald translated automatically, forgetful of his old commander’s fiery temper.
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