Just because she was sorry for that young fool! "Uh-huh," he repeated, rising and
bowing as he passed Ruth's table. "Is this a season to speak on such a
subject?"
"Perhaps not," rejoined the woollen-draper; "but the uncontrollable violence of
my passion must plead my excuse. Gay, was a stout,
good-looking, good-humoured man, about thirty-six, with a dark complexion, an
oval face, fine black eyes, full of fire and sensibility, and twinkling with roguish
humour—an expression fully borne out by the mouth, which had a very shrewd
and sarcastic curl. And then
the students went into the long laboratory and followed out these facts in almost
living tissue with microscope and scalpel, probe and microtome, and the utmost
of their skill and care, making now and then a raid into the compact museum of
illustration next door, in which specimens and models and directions stood in
disciplined ranks, under the direction of the demonstrator Capes. Wood, who maintained stoutly, that if Thames had been led to do wrong, it
must be through the instrumentality of his worthless companion. One of the reasons why I
decline to talk is this: that boy's punishment will be enough. "Couldn't you speak to him?"
"What?—and be insulted for my trouble? No, thank you!"
"That is it. Never mind. Above was a spacious hall,
connected with it by a flight of stone steps, at the further end of which stood an
immense grated door, called in the slang of the place "The Jigger," through the
bars of which the felons in the upper wards were allowed to converse with their
friends, or if they wished to enter the room, or join the revellers below, they were
at liberty to do so, on payment of a small fine.
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