Her auntwent off at a tangent. "But my dear Ann Veronica, you will be gettinginto debt!"Ann Veronica at once, and with a feeling of immense relief, took refugein her dignity. "I think, aunt," she said, "you might trust to myself-respect to keep me out of that."For the moment her aunt could not think of any reply to thiscounterstroke, and Ann Veronica followed up her advantage by a suddeninquiry about her abandoned boots.
His hands wereclenched convulsively. His face became distorted with pain.... read more
