’ Chapter Six Creeping along the dark narrow passage, with lantern held well ahead to keep her step steady on the uneven stones—and to warn her of the advent of rats— Melusine kept her long petticoats fastidiously clear of the dirt with an efficient hand, a habit she had learned in the convent. They embarked upon an open and declared friendship. A loud buzz of curiosity circulated among the domestics; some of whom— especially the females—leaned forward to obtain a peep at the culprit. ‘The cat’s foot, Hilary. Her mouth lolled open and drool seeped down one corner. He had no use for Ann Veronica; he had never had a use for her since she had been too old to sit upon his knee. A few words passed between him and the thief-taker as the latter came up; after which, all the party—with the exception of Quilt, who was left on shore —embarked within the wherry, which was pushed from the strand and rowed swiftly along the stream—for the tide was in its favour—by a couple of watermen. This obstacle being removed, in his eagerness to proceed, he had forgotten to take his little charge with him. Straitened circumstances would not have mattered; a mother would have managed somehow.
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