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were no women here in those days。; 

     ;Of course there WERE women here; interrupted Yerba�察�quickly�察�with 

a    half´meaning�察      �half´interrogative      glance    at   Paul    that   made     him 

instinctively uneasy。 ;You later comers;to Milly;always seem to think 

that there was nothing here before you� ─�She paused�察�and then added�察�with 

a naive mixture of reproach and coquetry that was as charming as it was 

unexpected�察 �As to taking care of each other�察�Mr。 Hathaway very quickly 

got rid of me�察�I believe。; 

     ;But I left you in better hands�察�Miss Yerba�察�and let me thank you now�察─�

he added in a lower tone�察 �for recognizing it as you did a moment ago。 I'm 

glad that you instinctively liked Colonel Pendleton。 Had you known him 

better�察�you would have seen how truthful that instinct was。 His chief fault 

in the eyes of our worthy friends is that he reminds them of a great deal 

they   can't   perpetuate   and   much   they   would   like   to   forget。;   He   checked 

himself abruptly。 ;But here is your letter�察─�he resumed�察�drawing Colonel 

Pendleton's   missive   from  his   pocket�察   �perhaps   you   would   like   to   read   it 

now�察�in   case   you have   any  message   to return by  me。 Miss Woods   and   I 

will excuse you。; 

     They had reached the end of the rose´alley�察�where a summer´house that 

was in itself a rose´bower partly disclosed itself。 The other gentlemen had 

lagged behind。 ;I will amuse MYSELF�察�and console your other guardian�察�

dear�察─  �said   the   vivacious   Milly�察  �with   a   rapid   exchange   of   glances   with 

Yerba�察     �until  this   horrid   business    is  over。   Besides�察─   �she   added    with 

cheerful vagueness�察 �after so long a separation you must have a great deal 

to say to each other。; 



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     Paul   smiled   as   she   rustled   away�察  �and   Yerba�察  �entering   the   summer´ 

house�察�sat down and opened the letter。 The young man remained leaning 

against the rustic archway�察�occasionally glancing at her and at the moving 

figures in the gardens。 He was conscious of an odd excitement which he 

could trace to no particular cause。 It was true that he had been annoyed at 

not finding the young girl at the convent�察�and at having to justify himself 

to   the   Lady   Superior   for   what   he   conceived   to   be   an   act   of   gratuitous 

kindness�察�nor was he blind to the fact that his persistence in following her 

was more an act of aggression against the enemies of Pendleton than of 

concern   for Yerba。   She   was   certainly  pretty�察  �he   could   not   remember   her 

mother   sufficiently   to   trace   any   likeness�察  �and   he   had   never   admired   the 

mother's pronounced beauty。 She had flashed out for an instant into what 

seemed originality  and feeling。  But it   had passed�察 �and she   had asked no 

further questions in regard to the colonel。 

     She   had   hurriedly   skimmed   through   the   letter�察  �which   seemed   to   be 

composed   of   certain   figures   and   accounts。   ;I   suppose   it's   all   right�察─  �she 

said�察 �at least you can say so if he asks you。 It's only an explanation why 

he   has   transferred   my   money   from   the   bank   to   Rothschild's   agent   years 

ago。 I don't see why it should interest me NOW。; 

     Paul made no doubt that it was the same transfer that had shipwrecked 

the colonel's fortune and alienated his friends�察�and could not help replying 

somewhat pointedly�察 �But I think it should�察�Miss Yerba。 I don't know what 

the colonel explained to you doubtless�察�not the whole truth�察�for he is not 

a man to praise himself�察�but�察�the fact is�察�the bank was in difficulties at the 

time   of   that   transfer�察  �and�察  �to   make   it�察  �he   sacrificed   his   personal   fortune�察�

and�察�I think�察�awakened some of that ill´feeling you have just noticed。; He 

checked   himself   too   late�此  �he   had   again   lost   not   only   his   tact   and   self´ 

control�察�but had nearly betrayed himself。 He was surprised that the girl's 

justifiable ignorance should have irritated him。 Yet she had evidently not 

noticed�察�or misunderstood it�察�for she said�察�with a certain precision that was 

almost studied�此�

     ;Yes�察�I suppose it would have been a terrible thing to him to have been 

suspected of misappropriating a Trust confided to him by parties who had 

already paid him the high compliment of confiding to his care a secret and 



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a fortune。; 

     Paul glanced at her quickly with astonishment。 Was this ignorance�察�or 

suspicion�拭  �Her   manner�察  �however�察  �suddenly   changed�察  �with   the   charming 

capriciousness of youth and conscious beauty。 ;He speaks of you in this 

letter�察─�she said�察�letting her dark eyes rest on him provokingly。 

     ;That accounts for your lack of interest then�察─�said Paul gayly�察�relieved 

to turn a conversation fraught with so much danger。 

     ;But    he   speaks    very   flatteringly�察─  �she  went    on。  ;He    seems    to  be 

another one of your admirers。 I'm sure�察�Mr。 Hathaway�察�after that scene in 

the hotel parlor yesterday�察�YOU�察�at least�察�cannot complain of having been 

misrepresented before ME。 To tell you the truth�察�I think I hated you a little 

for it。; 

     ;You were quite right�察─�returned Paul。 ;I must have been insufferable� �

And   I   admit   that   I   was   slightly   piqued   against   YOU   for   the   idolatries 

showered upon you at the same moment by your friends。; 

     Usually�察�when two young people have reached the point of confidingly 

exchanging their first impressions of each other�察�some progress has been 

made   in   first   acquaintance。   But   it   did   not   strike   Paul   in   that   way�察  �and 

Yerba's next remark was discouraging。 

     ;But I'm rather disappointed�察�for all that。 Colonel Pendleton tells me 

you know nothing of my family or of the secret。; 

     Paul   was   this   time   quite   prepared�察  �and   withstood   the   girl's   scrutiny 

calmly。 ;Do you think�察─�he asked lightly�察 �that even HE knows�拭─�

     ;Of course he does�察─�she returned quickly。 ;Do you suppose he would 

have taken all that trouble you have just talked about if he didn't know it�拭�

And feared the consequences�察�perhaps�拭─�she added�察�with a slight return of 

her previous expressive manner。 

     Again Paul was puzzled and irritated�察�he knew not why。 But he only 

said pleasantly�察 �I differ from you there。 I am afraid that such a thing as 

fear never entered into Colonel Pendleton's calculations on any subject。 I 

think   he   would   act   the   same   towards   the   highest   and   the   lowest�察   �the 

powerful      or   the  most    weak。;     As   she    glanced    at  him    quickly    and 

mischievously�察�he added�察 �I am quite willing to believe that his knowledge 

of you made his duty pleasanter。; 



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     He    was    again    quite   sincere�察   �and    his  slight   sympathy      had    that 

irresistible quality of tone and look which made him so dangerous。 For he 

was struck with the pretty�察�soothed self´complacency that had shone in her 

face since he had spoken of Pendleton's equal disinterestedness。 It seemed�察�

too�察�as if what he had taken for passion or petulance in her manner   had 

been only a resistance to some continual aggression of condition。 With that 

remainder held in check�察�a certain latent nobility was apparent�察�as of her 

true self。 In this moment of pleased abstraction she had drawn through the 

lattice´work of one of the windows a spray of roses clinging to the vine�察�

and with   her   graceful   head   a   little   on   one side�察  �was softly  caressing her 

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