And she was as shrewd as they come. But over against the world Miss Miniver assembled a small but energetic minority, the Children of Light—people she described as “being in the van,” or “altogether in the van,” about whom Ann Veronica’s mind was disposed to be more sceptical. All that he had sown that afternoon with such infinite care was as nothing compared to this seed, cast without forethought. The carpenter trembled; for he perceived Rowland's gaze fixed first upon the infant, and then on himself. ’ ‘Not dead, miss. Instead, he was bowing to her greataunt. ’ He turned to the lodgekeeper behind him, whose shocked fear had given place to a direful frown. The grim mockery of it!—those South Sea loafers, taking advantage of Enschede's Christianity and imposing upon him, accepting his money and medicines and laughing behind his back! No doubt they made the name a byword and a subject for ribald jest in the waterfront bars. At table he carved in a gloomy but resolute manner. "And yet, he has been spared thus long; perhaps with a wise purpose," rejoined Thames. "May I ask whether you made any further inquiries into the mysterious affair about which we were speaking just now?" observed Jackson, turning to the carpenter. I merely mention these circumstances to show the accuracy of my information.
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