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He felt no inclination to renew the idle word pastime, said it was time to go, and, swinging his cane vexedly, struck off the heads of the flowers and the weeds as he went. HE FELT NO INCLINATION TO RENEW THE IDLE WORD PASTIME SAID IT WAS TIME TO GO AND SWINGING HIS CANE VEXEDLY STRUCK OFF THE HEADS OF THE FLOWERS AND THE WEEDS AS HE WENT
 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.' 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. And when the girl made as though she would put the ring on her own finger, asking, 'Shall I keep it?' he coloured up with sudden annoyance. 'It was only my fun!' said Esther hastily, and gave him the ring back, but his cordiality was gone. O 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 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 AND WHEN THE GIRL MADE AS THOUGH SHE WOULD PUT THE RING ON HER OWN FINGER ASKING SHALL KEEP IT HE COLOURED UP WITH SUDDEN ANNOYANCE HE WAS ONLY MY FUN SAID ESTHER HASTILY AND GAVE HIM THE RING BACK BUT HIS CORDIALITY WAS GONE
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