well—you will see, presently.\"
The answer puzzled him. \"Why—do you mean that you've been overtaken?\"
She shrugged her shoulders, with a little movement like Nastasia's, and rejoined in a lighter tone: \"Shall we walk on? I'm so cold after the sermon. And what does it matter, now you're here to protect me?\"
The blood rose to his temples and he caught a fold of her cloak. \"Ellen—what is it? You must tell me.\"
\"Oh, presently—let's
well—you will see, presently.\"
The answer puzzled him. \"Why—do you mean that you've been overtaken?\"
She shrugged her shoulders, with a little movement like Nastasia's, and rejoined in a lighter tone: \"Shall we walk on? I'm so cold after the sermon. And what does it matter, now you're here to protect me?\"
The blood rose to his temples and he caught a fold of her cloak. \"Ellen—what is it? You must tell me.\"
\"Oh, presently—let's
