"An idea has just occurred to me," said Gay, "which Jack's narrative has suggested. "A husband has little to fear from his wife's kinsfolk. A momentary petrifaction, and terror had lent wings to her feet. She would be surrendering to all her impulses—particularly the good impulses—many of which society had condemned long since because they entailed too much trouble. Courtlaw found himself ushered without questions into Annabel’s long low drawing-room, fragrant with flowers and somewhat to his surprise, crowded with guests. He entered the room with his usual deliberation, and looked covertly about him. What could be simpler than, with a set of inquiries relative to a South Sea tramp registered as The Tigress, to make a tour of all the marine insurance companies in HongKong? O'Higgins proceeded to put the idea into action; and by noon he had in his possession a good working history of the owner of The Tigress and the exact latitude and longitude of his island. The ball passed over his head, and lodged in the ceiling. “You certainly got him in the bag. ‘I wish you joy of the wench. The amazing tonic of the thought! From time to time she laid her hand upon Spurlock's forehead: it was still cold. So the talk went on.
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