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was resigned but firm。
;If the silk gives way�察�then we are lost。 Unfortunately I have no rope
nor material for binding it。;
The woman's instinct had arrived at the same conclusion sooner than
the man's reason。 But she was hesitating over a detail。
;Will you go down the rope for a moment�拭─ �she said�察 �with a sweet
smile。
Little went down。 Presently she called to him。 She held something in
her hand��a wonderful invention of the seventeenth century�察�improved and
perfected in this�此�a pyramid of sixteen circular hoops of light yet strong
steel�察�attached to each other by cloth bands。
With a cry of joy Little seized them�察�climbed to the balloon�察�and fitted
the elastic hoops over its conical end。 Then he returned to the car。
;We are saved。;
Lady Caroline�察�blushing�察�gathered her slim but antique drapery against
the other end of the car。
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CHAPTER X。
They were slowly descending。 Presently Lady Caroline distinguished
the outlines of Raby Hall。 ;I think I will get out here�察─�she said。
Little anchored the balloon and prepared to follow her。
;Not so�察 �my friend�察─ �she said�察 �with an arch smile。 ;We must not be
seen together。 People might talk。 Farewell。;
Little sprang again into the balloon and sped away to America。 He
came down in California�察�oddly enough in front of Hardin's door�察�at Dutch
Flat。 Hardin was just examining a specimen of ore。
;You are a scientist�察�can you tell me if that is worth anything�拭─�he said�察�
handing it to Little。
Little held it to the light。 ;It contains ninety per cent of silver。;
Hardin embraced him。 ;Can I do anything for you�察�and why are you
here�拭─�
Little told his story。 Hardin asked to see the rope。 Then he examined it
carefully。
;Ah�察�this was cut�察�not broken� ─�
;With a knife�拭─�asked Little。
;No。 Observe both sides are equally indented。 It was done with a
SCISSORS� ─�
;Just Heaven� ─�gasped Little。 ;Therese� ─�
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CHAPTER XI。
Little returned to London。 Passing through London one day he met a
dog´fancier。 ;Buy a nice poodle�察�sir�拭─�
Something in the animal attracted his attention。 ;Fido� ─�he gasped。
The dog yelped。
Little bought him。 On taking off his collar a piece of paper rustled to
the floor。 He knew the handwriting and kissed it。 It ran�此�
;TO THE HON。 AUGUSTUS RABYI cannot marry you。 If I marry
any one; ��sly puss�� ;it will be the man who has twice saved my life�察�
Professor Little。
;CAROLINE COVENTRY。;
And she did。
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LOTHAW��OR�察�THE
ADVENTURES OF A YOUNG
GENTLEMAN IN SEARCH OF A
RELIGION。
BY MR。 BENJAMINS。
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CHAPTER I。
;I remember him a little boy�察─�said the Duchess。 ;His mother was a
dear friend of mine�察�you know she was one of my bridesmaids。;
;And you have never seen him since�察 �mamma�拭─ �asked the oldest
married daughter�察�who did not look a day older than her mother。
;Never�察�he was an orphan shortly after。 I have often reproached myself�察�
but it is so difficult to see boys。;
This simple yet first´class conversation existed in the morning´ room
of Plusham�察�where the mistress of the palatial mansion sat involved in the
sacred privacy of a circle of her married daughters。 One dexterously
applied golden knitting´needles to the fabrication of a purse of floss silk of
the rarest texture�察�which none who knew the almost fabulous wealth of the
Duke would believe was ever destined to hold in its silken meshes a less
sum than L1��000��000�察 �another adorned a slipper exclusively with seed
pearls�察�a third emblazoned a page with rare pigments and the finest quality
of gold leaf。 Beautiful forms leaned over frames glowing with embroidery�察�
and beautiful frames leaned over forms inlaid with mother´of´pearl。 Others�察�
more remote�察�occasionally burst into melody as they tried the passages of
a new and exclusive air given to them in MS。 by some titled and devoted
friend�察 �for the private use of the aristocracy alone�察 �and absolutely
prohibited for publication。
The Duchess�察 �herself the superlative of beauty�察 �wealth�察 �and position�察�
was married to the highest noble in the Three Kingdoms。 Those who
talked about such matters said that their progeny were exactly like their
parents��a peculiarity of the aristocratic and wealthy。 They all looked like
brothers and sisters�察 �except their parents�察 �who�察 �such was their purity of
blood�察�the perfection of their manners�察�and the opulence of their condition�察�
might have been taken for their own children's elder son and daughter。 The
daughters�察 �with one exception�察 �were all married to the highest nobles in
the land。 That exception was the Lady Coriander�察 �who�察 �there being no
vacancy above a marquis and a rental of L1��000��000�察 �waited。 Gathered
around the refined and sacred circle of their breakfast´table�察 �with their
glittering coronets�察 �which�察 �in filial respect to their father's Tory instincts
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and their mother's Ritualistic tastes�察�they always wore on their regal brows�察�
the effect was dazzling as it was refined。 It was this peculiarity and their
strong family resemblance which led their brother´in´law�察 �the good´
humored St。 Addlegourd�察�to say that�察 �'Pon my soul�察�you know�察�the whole
precious mob looked like a ghastly pack of court cards�察 �you know。; St。
Addlegourd was a radical。 Having a rent´roll of L15��000��000�察 �and
belonging to one of the oldest families in Britain�察�he could afford to be。
;Mamma�察�I've just dropped a pearl�察─�said the Lady Coriander�察�bending
over the Persian hearthrug。
;From your lips�察 �sweet friend�察─ �said Lothaw�察 �who came of age and
entered the room at the same moment。
;No�察�from my work。 It was a very valuable pearl�察�mamma�察�papa gave
Isaacs and Sons L50��000 for the two。;
;Ah�察 �indeed�察─ �said the Duchess�察 �languidly rising�察 �let us go to
luncheon。;
;But your Grace�察─�interposed Lothaw�察�who was still quite young�察�and
had dropped on all´fours on the carpet in search of the missing gem�察�
;consider the value;
;Dear friend�察─�interposed the Duchess�察�with infinite tact�察�gently lifting
him by the tails of his dress´coat�察 �I am waiting for your arm。;
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CHAPTER II。
Lothaw was immensely rich。 The possessor of seventeen castles�察�
fifteen villas�察�nine shooting´boxes�察 �and seven town houses�察 �he had other
estates of which he had not even heard。
Everybody at Plusham played croquet�察�and n