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as my predecessor Abou Hassan did Sweetlips�察�to bite my little finger�拭─�

     ;Do you mean to say you have not seen the 'Auzeiger��'; she returned�察�

taking   a   small   German   printed   sheet   from   the   table   and   pointing   to   a 

paragraph。       Paul    took     the   paper。    Certainly      there    was    the    plain 

announcement         among     the  arrivals   of  ;His   Excellency   Paul      Hathaway�察�

Lord Lieutenant´Governor of the Californias。; A light flashed upon him。 

     ;This is George's work。 He and Colonel Pendleton were here with me 

last night。; 

     ;Then   you   have   seen   the   colonel   already�拭─  �she said�察  �with   a   scarcely 

perceptible alteration of expression�察�which�察�however�察�struck Paul。 

     ;Yes。 I met him at the theatre last evening。; He was about to plunge 

into   an   animated   description   of   the   colonel's   indignation�察  �but   checked 

himself�察�he knew not why。 But he was thankful the next moment that he 

had。 

     ;That   accounts   for   everything�察─  �she   said�察  �lifting   her   pretty   shoulders 



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with a slight shrug of weariness。 ;I had to put a step to George's talking 

about ME three months ago��his extravagance is something TOO awful。 

And     the   colonel�察   �who     is  completely      in  his   hands��trusting      him    for 

everything�察�even the language��doesn't see it。; 

     ;But     he  is  extravagant      in  the  praise    of  his  friends    only�察  �and   you 

certainly justify all he can say。; 

     She was taking off her hat�察�and stopped for a moment to look at him 

thoughtfully�察  �with   the   soft   tendrils   of   her   hair   clinging   to   her   forehead。 

;Did the colonel talk much about me�拭─�

     ;A great deal。 In fact�察�I think we talked of nothing else。 He has told me 

of your triumphs   and your victims�察  �of your various   campaigns and  your 

conquests。 And yet I dare say he has not told me alland I am dying to 

hear more。; 

     She had laid down her hat and unloosed a large bow of her mantle�察�but 

stopped suddenly in the midst of it and sat down again。 

     ;I wish you'd do something for me。; 

     ;You have only to name it。; 

     ;Well�察  �drop   all   this   kind   of   talk�  �Try   to   think   of   me   as   if   I   had   just 

come from Californiaor�察�better�察�as if you had never known anything of 

me   at   alland   we   met   for   the   first   time。   You   could�察  �I   dare   say�察  �make 

yourself   very   agreeable   to   such       a   young   lady   who   was   willing   to     be 

pleasedwhy   not   to   me�拭  �I   venture   to   say   you   have   not   ever   troubled 

yourself   about   me   since   we   last   met。   Nohear   me   throughwhy�察  �then�察�

should you wish to talk over what didn't concern you at the time�拭�Promise 

me you will stop this reminiscent gossip�察�and I promise you I will not only 

not   bore   you   with   it�察  �but   take   care   that   it   is   not   intruded   upon   you   by 

others。 Make yourself pleasant to me by talking about yourself and your 

prospectsanything         but   MEand      I  will  throw    over    those   princes    and 

barons   that   the   colonel has   raved   about   and   devote   myself   to   you   while 

you are here。 Does that suit your Excellency�拭─�She had crossed her knees�察�

and�察  �with   her   hands   clasped   over   them�察  �and   the   toe   of   her   small   boot 

advanced beyond her skirt�察�leaned forward in the attitude he remembered 

to have seen her take in the summer´ house at Rosario。 

     ;Perfectly�察─�he said。 



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     ;How long will you be here�拭─�

     ;About three weeks�此�that�察�I believe�察�is the time allotted for my cure。; 

     ;Are you really ill�察─�she said quietly�察 �or imagine yourself so�拭─�

     ;It   amounts   to   about   the   same   thing。   But   my   cure   may   not   take   so 

long�察─�he added�察�fixing his bright eyes upon her。 

     She returned his gaze thoughtfully�察�and they remained looking at each 

other silently。 

     ;Then you are stronger than you give yourself credit for。 That is very 

often the case�察─�she said quietly。 ;There�察─�she added in another tone�察 �it is 

settled。 You will come and go as you like�察�using this salon as your own。 

Stay�察�we can do something today。 What do you say to a ride in the forest 

this afternoon�拭�Milly isn't here yet�察�but it will be quite proper for you to 

accompany        me   on  horseback�察    �though�察   �of  course�察  �we    couldn't   walk    a 

hundred yards down the Allee together unless we were verlobt。; 

     ;But�察─  �said   Paul�察   �you   are   expecting   company   this   afternoon。   Don 

CaesarI mean Miss Briones and her brother are coming here to say good´ 

by。; 

     She regarded him curiously�察�but without emotion。 

     ;Colonel Pendleton should have added that they were to remain here 

overnight as my guests�察─�she said composedly。 And of course we shall be 

back in time for dinner。 But that is nothing to you。 You have only to be 

ready at three o'clock。 I will see that the horses are ordered。 I often ride 

here�察�and the people know my tastes and habits。 We will have a pleasant 

ride and a good long talk together�察�and I'll show you a ruin and a distant 

view of the villa where I have been staying。; She held out her hand with a 

frank girlish smile�察�and even a girlish anticipation of pleasure in her brown 

eyes。 He bent over her slim fingers for a moment�察�and withdrew。 

     When   he   was   in   his   own   room   again�察  �he   was   conscious   only   of   a 

strong desire to avoid the colonel until after his ride with Yerba。 He would 

keep his word so far as to abstain from allusion to her family or her past�此�

indeed�察�he had his own opinion of its futility。 But it would be strange if�察�

with his past experience�察�he could not find some other way to determine 

her    convictions     or   win   her   confidence     during    those    two   hours    of 

companionship。 He would accept her terms fairly�察�if she had any ulterior 



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design in her advances�察�he would detect it�察�if she had the least concern for 

him�察�she could not continue long an artificial friendship。 But he must not 

think of that� �

     By   absenting   himself   from   the   hotel   he   managed   to   keep   clear   of 

Pendleton   until   the   hour   arrived。   He   was   gratified   to   find   Yerba   in   the 

simplest   and   most   sensible   of   habits�察  �as   if   she   had   already   divined   his 

tastes and had wished to avoid attracting undue attention。 Nevertheless�察�it 

very prettily accented her tall graceful figure�察�and Paul�察�albeit�察�like most 

artistic   admirers   of   the   sex�察  �not   recognizing   a   woman   on   a   horse   as   a 

particularly   harmonious   spectacle�察  �was   forced   to   admire   her。   Both   rode 

well�察�and naturallyhaving been brought up in the same Western school 

the    horses    recognized      it�察 �and   instinctively     obeyed     them�察   �and    their 

conversation had the easy deliberation and inflection of a tete´a´ tete。 Paul�察�

in view of her previous hint�察�talked to her of himself and his fortunes�察�of 

which   she   appeared�察  �however�察  �to   have   some   knowledge。   His   health   had 

obliged him lately to abandon politics and office�察�he had been successful 

in some ventures�察�and had become a junior partner in a bank with foreign 

correspondence。        She   listened    to  him   for   some    time   with   interest   and 

attention�察�but at last her face became abstracted and thoughtful。 ;I wish I 

were a man� ─�she said suddenly。 

     Paul looked at her

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