The Craze of Christina — page 232: what you’re looking at

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228 The Craze of Christina. The bell for the table d’hote dinner rang at this moment and put an end to a conversation which left poor Ella in the ,last stages of mys- tification. During dinner the English post came in, and after a cursory glance at his letters Clifford said to Chris with a sigh: *‘I’m afraid I must tear myself away to-mor- row, dearest. They seem to want me very badly at home. According to Docker the work at Esselton is at a standstill, and George Jones is clamoring for my presence. I shall have to leave by the ten o’clock express.”’ ‘Well, that is all right, because Ella and I are going as far as Amiens to-morrow by the same train.” **You are leaving Laon?”’ “Yes. I am tired of it. Will you wait with us at Amiens for a day or two, Mark, and take us both back to England? Or do you prefer to go on at once, and alone?”’ He looked at heroddly. Hecould not under- stand her. All he could say now in a low voice was: “You know that if I had my will I would never leave you again.” After dinner he tried to speak to her alone, but there was a drizzling rain, and going out was . Comichooks.co