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Willoughby may have displayed some accession of dignity in giving this bit of family history, for Esther fell into uncontrolled laughter, at which he was much displeased. WILLOUGHBY MAY HAVE DISPLAYED SOME ACCESSION OF DIGNITY IN GIVING THIS BIT OF FAMILY HISTORY FOR ESTHER FELL INTO UNCONTROLLED LAUGHTER AT WHICH HE WAS MUCH DISPLEASED
lly, meaningless form of conversation known among the 'classes' as flirting. He had but the wish to make himself agreeable, and to while away the time. Esther, however, misunderstood him. Willoughby's hand lay palm downwards on his knee, and she, noticing a ring which he wore on his little finger, took hold of it. 'What a funny ring!' she said; 'let's look?' To disembarrass himself of her touch, he pulled the ring off and gave it her to examine. 'What's that ugly dark green stone?' she asked. 'It's called a sardonyx.' 'What's it for?' she said, turning it about. 'It's a signet ring, to seal letters with.' 'An' there's a sorter king's head scratched on it, an' some writin' too, only I carnt make it out?' 'It isn't the head of a king, although it wears a crown,' Willoughby explained, 'but the head and bust of a Saracen against whom my ancestor of many hundred years ago went to fight in the Holy Land. And the words cut round it are our motto, "Vertue vauncet", which means virtue prevails.  ON A FELLED TREE TRUNK WILLOUGHBY BEGAN THAT BANTERING SILLY MEANINGLESS FORM OF CONVERSATION KNOWN AMONG THE CLASSES AS FLIRTING HE HAD BUT THE WISH TO MAKE HIMSELF AGREEABLE TO WHILE AWAY THE TIME ESTHER HOWEVER MISUNDERSTOOD HIM WILLOUGHBY'S HAND LAY PALM DOWNWARDS ON HIS KNEE AND SHE NOTICING A RING WHICH HE WORE ON HIS LITTLE FINGER TOOK HOLD OF IT WHAT FUNNY RING SHE SAID LET'S LOOK TO DISEMBARRASS HIMSELF OF HER TOUCH HE PULLED THE RING OFF AND GAVE IT TO HER TO EXAMINE WHAT'S THAT UGLY DARK GREEN STONE SHE ASKED IT'S CALLED A SARDONIC'S WHAT'S IT FOR SHE SAID TURNING IT ABOUT IT'S A SIGNET RING TO SEAL LETTERS WITH AND THERE'S A SORT KING'S HEAD SCRATCHED ON IT AND SOME WRITING TOO AND YET CAN'T MAKE IT OUT IT ISN'T THE HEAD OF A KING ALTHOUGH IT WEARS A CROWN WILLOUGHBY EXPLAINED BUT THE HEAD AND BUST OF A SARACEN AGAINST WHOM MY ANCESTOR OF MANY HUNDRED YEARS AGO WENT TO FIGHT IN THE HOLY LAND AND THE WORDS CUT ROUND IT ARE OUR MOTTO VIRTUE VONCET WHICH MEANS VIRTUE PREVAILS
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