His features were regular, and finely-formed; his complexion bright and blooming,—a little shaded, however, by travel and exposure to the sun; and, with a praiseworthy contempt for the universal and preposterous fashion then prevailing, of substituting a peruke for the natural covering of the head, he allowed his own dark-brown hair to fall over his shoulders in ringlets as luxuriant as those that distinguished the court gallant in Charles the Second's days—a fashion, which we do not despair of seeing revived in our own days. Jack hastily retreated, and taking the first means of concealment that occurred to him, descended the cellar steps. ‘Not at all ladylike. Once more breaking through the hedge he took to the fields. Jack fell on his knees beside her. Beck, it smells wonderful in here. The conflict was of short duration; for Shotbolt was no match for his athletic antagonist. Wood caught hold of Jack's leg, and dragged him off the bench. ‘And nnever would you have f-found it. The fascination of the idea of throwing himself upon his knees and crying out all that was in his heart! As his eyes began to focus objects, he saw one of her arms extended upon the counterpane, in his direction, the hand clenched tightly. The windows of these rooms were obscured with draperies, their floors a carpet patchwork; the china ornaments on their mantels were of a class apart. The odour of kerosene permeated the bungalow; but Ruth mitigated the nuisance to some extent by burning native punk in brass jars.
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