What a striking face it was! Large, dark blue eyes, regular features, a
light olive complexion, with a strong dash of red in each cheek, full
red lips, and hair of almost raven blackness. Like lightning the thought
flashed through Quincy's mind, "What a contrast to my Alice!" for he
always used the pronoun when he thought of her.
"Allow me to cancel part of my indebtedness to you," said Rosa, in a
low, sweet voice, and Quincy again thought how pleasant that voice would
be to Alice when Miss Very was reading to her.
As Rosa spoke she handed Quincy a two-dollar bill and seventy-five cents
in currency.
"I owe you an explanation," she continued. "Mr. Ernst told me that I
must be ready to accompany you the moment you called, so I packed and
strapped my trunk last evening. When I returned from breakfast this
morning I looked through my pocketbook, and found to my surprise that I
lacked a quarter of a dollar of enough to pay for my week's lodging. In
my haste I had put my jewel case, which contained the greater part of my
money, in my trunk, and I realized that there would not be time to
unpack and pack it again before your arrival.
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