The Judas Tree
“When they arrived, afraid of saying something injudicious in his present state of mind, he confined himself to a few words of goodbye and a restrained though speaking glance. Then he started back slowly towards the hotel.
The rain had ceased, and, with that perversity of Scottish weather which occasionally at the end of a drenching day affords an illusory promise of better things, a bar of dear light appeared on the horizon. But this transient brightness did little to raise his spirits, and... presently he drew into the side of the road to think things over and switched off the ignition.
Yes, it was a nasty set-back, made worse since it was the last thing he’d expected. Who could have foreseen it? A sweet young girl bent on throwing herself away on a pack of primitive, painted savages who could no more appreciate her than – well, than they could the lovely little Bonnard that hung in his study at Schwansee. His hand shook with vexation as he thumbed at his gold lighter and drew deeply at a cigarette.MoreLess
The rain had ceased, and, with that perversity of Scottish weather which occasionally at the end of a drenching day affords an illusory promise of better things, a bar of dear light appeared on the horizon. But this transient brightness did little to raise his spirits, and... presently he drew into the side of the road to think things over and switched off the ignition.
Yes, it was a nasty set-back, made worse since it was the last thing he’d expected. Who could have foreseen it? A sweet young girl bent on throwing herself away on a pack of primitive, painted savages who could no more appreciate her than – well, than they could the lovely little Bonnard that hung in his study at Schwansee. His hand shook with vexation as he thumbed at his gold lighter and drew deeply at a cigarette.MoreLess
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