Nurse in India
“Not only was the presence of Hussein in the back seat of the car a deterrent, but the constant jolting made it difficult to exchange more than an occasional sentence. She felt certain, however, from his manner that so far Allegra had not told him that Stella Hantley and Star Lefreyne were one and the same person, and wondered feverishly what the other girl’s plans—and motives—might be. If only Jelly and I could go on to Rajdor without meeting Allegra! she thought desperately. It would be much t...he easiest way out of the tangle. Yet the prospect of parting with Roger—in the determination never to see him again—was such torment it seemed as though her heart was being torn in pieces; and she knew that as long as she lived the wounds would never completely heal.Why was fate so cruel, she wondered. Why could she not have fallen for Armand Verle? He was attractive enough, in all conscience. Why should it be this big taciturn man with the hot temper and quick pride who should have won her love—this man who was barred from her, so far as marriage was concerned, by the haunting figure of Allegra Glydd?The first personal remark he addressed to her was made as he set her down, bruised and weary, at the Ghasirabad rest house.“The last talk we had—the day you went to Bhindi—ended in a quarrel,”MoreLess
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