Ruby's Reward — page 137: what you’re looking at

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Edmund was exasperated beyoni en- durance at Walter's superior self-control, and the indifferenee that he had manifested to his commands and threats. Walter’s hands closed and unclosed with aconvulsive movement, and for a moment he was tempted to make his insolent com- panion measure hig length upon the pave: ment, Buthisbetternaturecontrolled him,though his high-spirited nature resented the op- probrious epithets that had been applied to him. ‘Tam neither a beggar nor a pauper,” he returned slowly and with impressive dis- tinctness, and I owe you no return for any- thing, for you have never done me a kind or generous act during all the years that we ave known each other. Your father I loved and reverenced for his goodness to. me, and had he lived, any service that I could have rendered him would have been but a pleasure to me. I do not wish to quarrel with you. For his sake, I would wish to always treat you with respect and consideration, But it is worse than folly to prolong this interview. I turn here, and will wish you good-night.” ‘* Stay,” eried young Carpenter, laying a heavy hand upon Walter’s shoulder, and speaking in a low, fierce tone, ‘I hope you understand me ; it will not be wise for you to cross my path at the Gordon’s very often.” Walter shook himself free from that de- taining hand, and faced the man greudigum