9. Jack, who had something of the Spartan in his composition, endured his martyrdom without flinching; and carried his stoical indifference so far, as even to make a mocking grimace in Sharples's face, while that amiable functionary thrust Thames into the recess beside him. He smiled complacently. He had reacted by laughing at her, informing her coolly that she was naïve in many things. I had dreamt of the olive grove beyond the courtyard I had once been fascinated 198 with as a boy. Before Wood had time to inquire into the cause of this sound, his attention was diverted by a man, who rushed past the entry with the swiftness of desperation. "The manager says there is still some doubt. Wood, meantime, had not remained idle. ‘Comment? This is not a mirror!’ It was a portrait. Grace, confidence, the power of movement even, seemed gone from her. With your permission, I will go on in my own way. ’ The sergeant’s air became positively avuncular. ” “All these things,” he muttered bitterly, “this desperate resolve to take your life into your own hands, your unnatural craving for independence, would never trouble you for a moment—if you really cared. It did not matter that he wore the cloth; something was wrong with him. Above was a spacious hall, connected with it by a flight of stone steps, at the further end of which stood an immense grated door, called in the slang of the place "The Jigger," through the bars of which the felons in the upper wards were allowed to converse with their friends, or if they wished to enter the room, or join the revellers below, they were at liberty to do so, on payment of a small fine.
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