Out of the Past — page 161: what you’re looking at

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158 Out of the Past. felt gathering behind his cold control, a revulsion of feeling came to her. “Why did you deceive her? She was the only woman I ever loved; the only woman I ever saw who could never be such as I. Why were you willing to make her child a bastard?” ‘The menace of his eyes frightened her; it drove her to the door and out of it without another word. As she stood on the step, trembling, a sound of whisper- ing drew her attention to Babette kneeling and bending over something prone under the windows. The woman knew at once. “What have I done?” she cried under her breath. With superstitious fear she noiselessly stepped nearer. At her presence Babette raised her head and straightway came to her feet. “Don’t you dare look at her. You are bad. You be- long to Satan. Go—or I’ll stone you. The stones bite. They won’t leave much beauty in your face.” Saline smiled and at that Babette made one blind, mad rush. She does not remember how many stones she threw; she knows that some found their mark in the terrified face; she knows that she ran until the memory of Rose lying in the dust blinded her eyes with tears and she fled back to find that Robert had carried her mistress to her room. What happened there Babette never knew. EORNICOOOKS»C©