The Opposite House: A Novel — page 151: what you’re looking at

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146 Lhe Opposite House. gazing with an angry frown at this chaos of boxes and bundles, and ended by giving the tall wicker trunk a contemptuous kick. ‘What does all this mean, Heloise, if I may ask?” The dancer folded her arms defiantly, and gazed at him with a contemptuous shrug of the shoulders. “How long have you controlled my plans, if / may ask? I should think you might request in- formation courteously, instead of putting your questions with German bluntness. You are not addressing one of your minions.” Brand stamped angrily on the floor. “So you mean to leave here,’ he said, grinding his teeth. “Perhaps I may have a word or two to Say about it. But first tell me what happened to Gerrald yesterday ? I must suppose that you parted in anger.” “In anger? Oh, no, with all possible ceremony and courtesy !’’ she answered, in a mocking tone, with- out looking up from her work. ‘“ Poor Gerrald scraped his knee sore before me, and raved about the past; then I ventured to refresh his memory a little, and told him a short, delightful story about those old times, and, being now a thorough gour- mand, I tasted his heart’s blood drop by drop. When I took leave, I dealt a death-blow. We were once such good friends, so I rendered a friendly service. I took care that the ugly gold case should ComicbooOoks.c©