The Craze of Christina — page 139: what you’re looking at

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The Craze of Christina. 135 yesterday at the appointed time. But when he | had waited in vain for half an hour at the tryst- ing-place, he realized that his efforts in that direction were wholly unavailing. There was now nothing for it, he said to him- self, but to beard the lioness in herden. The ‘“‘lioness’’ being Miss Ashley and the ‘‘den’’ ‘“‘ye olde shoppe.’’ He walked off in the direc- tion of the town as fast as he could. He knew perfectly well indeed that this move would be painfully devoid of any satisfactory results, but he could think of nothing else to do, and al- though he was well convinced that he should see next to nothing of Chris herself, yet see her he must, or die! It was, however, only what he expected, that Miss Ashley should pounce down upon him with outstretched hands the moment he entered the door. “At last! dear Mr. Clifford, at last you have found me out!”’ she cried delightedly. ‘‘Oh, you naughty faithless creature!’ she added, shaking a playful finger at him. Clifford cast a glance at the back shop where the two girls — were leaning across the counter together over the brass boxes. Miss Ada Ommaney bowed to him and he bowed back again, but his cruel, capricious love never even lifted her beautiful eyes. Comichbooks.co