Mrs. Bob: A Novel — page 75: what you’re looking at

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BOB PEMBERTON IN THE WRONG ROOM. 67 don, I assure you,’’ he pursues, gradually getting his head again, as he remembers that at least Gypsy will believe him, and, really, that is all he cares about. ‘Perhaps so, my dear sir,’’ and the match, having done its duty, expires; ‘‘but every one will not be- lieve so should I scream and hold on to you thus,’ upon which she suddenly catches his arm with both hands. Bob Pemberton realizes that he has a desperate woman to deal with, and that if he desires to come out of this little affair with honor, he must keep his: wits about him. He preserves his coolness, which is very wise. “‘WMadam, it is true you might give me some little inconvenience by the course you suggest, but I am not sure it would not hurt you fully as much. In the first place, I can prove the truth of my assertion that, in endeavoring to regain my room by way of the window, I made a mistake and turned to the left when I should have gone to the right.”’ ‘CA very plausible explanation, but my dear sir, are gentlemen in New York in the habit of climbing in and out of windows of their room when they visit country houses ?’’ The sneer is very perceptible in her voice. Bob is at once impressed with the ridiculous side of the matter, and he actually laughs softly. “Tt does seem out of all reason, and I confess the action looks suspicious, but I beg to assure you that Miss Gypsy Gordon will vouch for the fact that I aimed to clamber in at the window of my own room when I made the blunder. ’’ GCOMIIecdooks (C@ im 2)