Alpha Book

They must be as
healthy of body and limb as they are innocent and wholesome minded. The
happiest of all creatures are drilled thoroughbreds. Show me a young
girl, unspoiled mentally and spiritually untroubled, with a superb
physique, and I'll show you a girl equipped for the happiness of this
world. And that is what Eileen is."
"I should say," observed Selwyn, "that she's equipped for the slaughter
of man."
"Yes, but _I_ am selecting the victim," replied his sister demurely.
"Oh! Have you? Already?"
"Tentatively."
"Who?"
"Sudbury Gray, I think--with Scott Innis for an understudy--perhaps the
Draymore man as alternate--I don't know; there's time."
"Plenty," he said vaguely, staring into the fire where a log had
collapsed into incandescent ashes.
She continued to talk about Eileen until she noticed that his mind was
on other matters--his preoccupied stare enlightened her. She said
nothing for a while.
But he woke up when Austin came in and settled his big body in a chair.


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