That is where the ring came from!"
This referred to a little scene that had taken place in the T. and B.
rooms.
Dexie had taken her place at the organ as usual, and in so doing had
displayed a ring that was new to the eyes of those standing near. Dexie
blushed painfully when attention was called to the ring by her teasing
friends; but she would acknowledge nothing when they tried to draw the
truth from her lips. When Guy Traverse joined the circle, to see what all
the fun and laughter meant, Dexie rose to her feet and slipped away, unable
to meet his eyes. But, with the knowledge he had of Dexie's affairs, he
thought there could be only one explanation of the ring's appearance; her
engagement to the lover over the sea must be a settled fact. But Guy's
frequent visits to the Sherwoods made the rest believe there was an
engagement between him and Dexie.
Dexie's ring aroused considerable discussion among her friends, and it only
made it seem more complicated when Gussie declared to a friend that she
believed "Dexie had that ring before she left Halifax, but never wore it."
But it was her sign of freedom, and its glitter and sparkle was like the
light of her own eyes when they rested upon it.
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