And he shut the door behind him
and locked it!
"How do you do, Mrs. Taylor?' he said, and before I had a chance
even to open my mouth and reply, he came to me and calmly put his
arms around me.
"You can fancy my feelings. I was simply paralysed!
"Mr. Waterman?' I gasped.
"I didn't hear what he said; I was almost dazed with anger and
fright. I remember I cried several times, 'Let me go!' but he paid
not the slightest attention to me. He just held me tight in his
arms.
"Finally I got myself together, a little. I didn't want to bite and
scratch like a kitchen-wench. I tried to speak calmly.
"'Mr. Waterman,' I said, 'I want you to release me.'
"'I love you,' he said.
"'But I don't love you,' I protested. I remember thinking even then
how absurd it sounded. I can't think of anything that wouldn't have
sounded absurd in such a situation.
"'You will learn to love me,' he said. 'Many women have.'
"'I am not that sort of a woman,' I said. 'I tell you, you have made
a mistake. Let me go.'
"'I want you,' he said. 'And when I want a thing, I get it.
Pages:
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81