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THE PLAGUE OF THE HEART
FRANCIS PREVOST
LONDON WARD, LOCK & CO LIMITED NEW YORK AND MELBOURNE 1902
TO APRIL
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THE SIEGE OF SAR HER REPUTATION THE MEASURE OF A MAN
The Siege of Sar
She sat upon the table, all in white; her hat slung upon her arm, her feet swinging to and fro amid the muslin fulness of her skirt, pointing her remarks with the tips of their gilded slippers.
The man who had just entered the bungalow in khaki riding kit stood a straight six feet. His face, strong and silent, was as brown as his jacket, and his spare figure had an air of tempered energy. The only break in its entire brownness was the faded strip of ribands on his left breast. At the sight of Mrs. Chantry he had checked the stride with which he entered, lifted his helmet, and pushed back from his forehead its damp brown lock of hair.
As he stood staring at her with a frown, she set her wrists on the edge of the table, and rocked her body gently in time with her feet.
"Well!" she exclaimed with a laugh as he stopped before her; "what did I tell you? I said if you'd only leave Sar for a week I'd get the Durbar, and I've got it in three days!"
She ceased her swinging, and looked up at him with an excited triumph in her eyes. "Well?" she repeated provocatively, leaning back and putting the tip of a tiny tongue between her lips.
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