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defense�察�or himself defend her。 

     As   if�察  �with   some   feminine   instinct�察  �she   had   attributed   his   silence   to 

some jealousy of Don Caesar's attentions�察�she more than once turned from 



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the   Spaniard     to  Paul   with   an   assuring    smile。   In  his  anxiety�察  �he   half 

accepted the rather humiliating suggestion�察�and managed to say to her�察�in a 

lower tone�此�

     ;On   this   last   visit   of   your American   guardian�察 �one   would   think�察  �you 

need not already anticipate your Spanish relations。; 

     He was thrilled with the mischievous yet faintly tender pleasure that 

sparkled in her eyes as she said�察�

     ;You forget it is my American guardian's FIRST visit�察�as well as his 

last。; ;And as your guardian�察─�he went on�察�with half´veiled seriousness�察 �I 

protest against your allowing your treasures�察�the property of the Trust�察─�he 

gazed   directly   into   her   beautiful   eyes�察   �being   handled   and   commented 

upon by everybody。; 

     When the ladies had left the table�察�he was�察�for a moment�察�relieved。 But 

only for a moment。 Judge Baker drew his chair beside Paul's�察�and�察�taking 

his cigar from his lips�察�said�察�with a perfunctory laugh�此�

     ;I say�察�Hathaway�察�I pulled up just in time to save myself from making 

an awful speech�察�just now�察�to your ward。; 

     Paul looked at him with cold curiosity。 

     ;Yes。    Gad�    �Do    you   know     WHO      was   my    rival   in  that  necklace 

transaction�拭─�

     ;No�察─�said Paul�察�with frigid carelessness。 

     ;Why�察�Kate Howard� �Fact�察�sir。 She bought it right under my nose and 

overbid me�察�too。; 

     Paul did not lose his self´possession。 Thanks to the fact that Yerba was 

not present�察�and that Don Caesar�察�who had overheard the speech�察�moved 

forward   with   a   suggestive   and   unpleasant   smile�察  �his   agitation   congealed 

into a coldly placid fury。 

     ;And   I   suppose�察─  �he   returned�察  �with   perfect   calmness�察   �that�察  �after   the 

usual habit of this class of women�察�the necklace very soon found its way 

back�察�through the pawnbroker�察�to the jeweler again。 It's a common fate。; 

     ;Yes�察  �of   course�察─  �said   Judge   Baker�察  �cheerfully。   ;You're   quite   right。 

That's undoubtedly the solution of it。 But�察─�with a laugh�察 �I had a narrow 

escape from saying somethingeh�拭─�

     ;A very narrow escape from an apparently gratuitous insult�察─�said Paul�察�



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gravely�察�but fixing his eyes�察�now more luminous than ever with anger�察�not 

on the speakers but on the face of Don Caesar�察�who was standing at his 

side。 ;you were about to say�察─�

     ;Ehohah�   �this   Kate   Howard�拭  �So�   �I   have   heard   of   heryees� �And 

Miss Yerbaahshe is of my countryI think。 Yeswe shall claim herof 

a truthyes。; 

     ;Your countrymen�察�I believe�察�are in the habit of making claims that are 

more   often   founded   on  profit   than verity�察─  �said   Paul�察  �with smileless   and 

insulting   deliberation。   He   knew   perfectly   what   he   was   saying�察  �and   the 

result    he  expected。     Only    twenty´four     hours    before    he  had   smiled     at 

Pendleton's idea of averting scandal and discovery by fighting�察�yet he was 

endeavoring   to   pick   a   quarrel   with   a   man�察  �merely   on   suspicion�察  �for   the 

same purpose�察�and he saw nothing strange in it。 A vague idea�察�too�察�that this 

would irrevocably confirm him in opposition to Yerba's illusions probably 

determined him。 

     But Don Caesar�察�albeit smiling lividly�察�did not seem inclined to pick up 

the gauntlet�察�and Woods interfered hastily。 ;Don Caesar means that your 

ward   has some   idea herself   that she   is   of   Spanish   originat  least�察  �Milly 

says so。 But of course�察�as one of the oldest trustees�察�YOU know the facts。; 

     In another moment Paul would have committed himself。 ;I think we'll 

leave Miss Yerba out of the question�察─�he said�察�coldly。 ;My remark was a 

general     one�察  �although�察   �of   course�察  �I  am    responsible     for  any   personal 

application of it。; 

     ;Spoken      like   a  politician�察  �Hathaway�察─     �said   Judge    Baker�察   �with   an 

effusive enthusiasm�察�which he hoped would atone for the alarming results 

of his infelicitous speech。 ;That's right�察�gentlemen� �You can't get the facts 

from him before he is ready to give them。 Keep your secret�察�Mr。 Hathaway�察�

the court is with you。; 

     Nevertheless�察  �as   they   passed   out   of   the   room   to   join   the   ladies�察  �the 

Mayor lingered a little behind with Woods。 ;It's easy to see the influence 

of that Pendleton on our young friend�察─�he said�察�significantly。 ;Somebody 

ought to tell him that it's played out down hereas Pendleton is。 It's quite 

enough to ruin his career。; 

     Paul was too observant not to notice this�察�but it brought him no sense 



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of remorse�察�and his youthful belief in himself and his power kept him from 

concern。 He felt as if he had done something�察�if only to show Don Caesar 

that   the   girl's  weakness     or  ignorance     could    not  be   traded   upon    with 

impunity。   But   he   was   still   undecided   as   to   the   course   he   should   pursue。 

But he should determine that to´ night。 At present there seemed no chance 

of talking to her alone she was unconcernedly conversing with Milly and 

Mrs。 Woods�察�and already the visitors who had been invited to this hurried 

levee    in  his  honor    were    arriving。   In  view   of   his  late  indiscretion�察   �he 

nervously   exerted      his   fullest  powers�察   �and   in  a  very   few   minutes     was 

surrounded by a breathless and admiring group of worshipers。 A ludicrous 

resemblance   to   the   scene   in   the   Golden   Gate   Hotel   passed   through   his 

mind�察�he involuntarily turned his eyes to seek Yerba in the half´fear�察�half´ 

expectation of   meeting  her mischievous   smile。 Their glances   met�察  �to his 

surprise hers was smileless�察�and instantly withdrawn�察�but not until he had 

been thrilled by an unconscious prepossession in its luminous depths that 

he   scarcely   dared   to   dwell   upon。   What   mattered   now   this   passage   with 

Don Caesar or the plaudits of his friends�拭�SHE was proud of him� �

     Yet�察�after that glance�察�she was shy�察�preoccupying herself with Milly�察�or 

even     listening     sweetly     to   Judge    Baker's     somewhat       practical    and 

unromantic       reminiscences       of  the   deprivations      and   the   hardships     of 

California     early   days�察   �as  if  to  condone      his  past   infelicity。  She    was 

pleasantly   unaffected   with   Don   Caesar�察  �although   she   managed   to   draw 

Dona Anna into the conversation�察�she was unconventional�察�Paul fancied�察�to 

all but himself。 Once or twice�察�when he had artfully drawn her towards the 

open French window that led to the moonlit garden and shadowed veranda�察�

she had managed to link Milly's arm in her own�察�and he was confident that 

a suggestion to stroll with him in the open air would be followed by her 

invitation to Milly to accompany them。 Disappointed and mortified as he 

was�察   �he   found    some     solace   in   her   manner�察   �which     he   still  believed 

suggested the hope that she might be made accessible to his persuasions。 

Persuasions to what�拭�He did not know。 

     The last guest had departed�察�he lingered on the veranda with a cigar�察�

begging      his  host   and   hostess    not  to  trouble    themselves     to  keep    him 

company。 Milly and Yerba had retired to the former's boudoir�察�but�察�as they 



                      

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