adventurers。But
what did
he reply
to her
offer?She
actually
said with
an emotion
that she
seldom let
appear,“Let
me come
with
you,”and
he
laughed。He
meant yes
or
no-either
perhaps。But
it was not
his
meaning-it
was the
odd
chuckle he
gave,as if
he had
said,Throw
yourself
over the
cliff if
you like,I
don't
care。He
turned on
her cheek
the heat
of
love,its
horror,its
cruelty,its
unscrupulosity。It
scorched
her,and
Lily,looking
at
Minta,being
charming
to


