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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. 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
understood 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.' 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. GREEABLE 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 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
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