Why had he offered her that kiss on board The Tigress? Perhaps that had been his hour of disenchantment. He displayed none of the airy optimism of their previous talk over the downland gate. The odds were astounding and yet he had it bad. ‘Don’t be silly. Her face scarcely reflected his enthusiasm. ’ ‘Very much so,’ Gerald said, matching her tone, and at once forced the discussion back to his own point of interest by adding, ‘I was particularly struck by those poor Valades. He was full of fabulous stories, not just tales of his own past in Rome but wonderful fables from the mysterious Orient and the ancient Greeks, old jokes and yarns that only he remembered. Originally built, as its name imports, in a cylindrical form, like a modern Martello tower, it had undergone, from time to time, so many alterations, that its symmetry was, in a great measure, destroyed. In this state, it will be easy to draw him into a snare. ’ ‘Indeed?’ Gerald said politely. " "Did I ask for it?" "Yes. The dress of this person was excessively showy, and consisted of a scarlet riding-habit, lined and faced with blue, and bedizened with broad gold lace, a green silk-knit waistcoat, embroidered with silver, and decorated with a deep fringe, together with a hat tricked out in the same gaudy style. Boys keep you busy, don’t they?” Lucy said in a light tone.
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