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As he listened and talked to the acquaintance his inner mind shifted with relief to the vision of Christine, contented and simple and compliant in her nest Christine, at once restful and exciting, Christine, the exquisite symbol of acquiescence and response. What a contrast to Concepcion!
There was a portrait of the illustrious Concepcion, together with some sympathetic remarks about her, remarks conceived very differently from the usual semi-ironic, semi-worshipping journalistic references to the stars of Concepcion's set. G.J. answered vaguely. "I do not like too much these society women. They are worse than us, and they cost you more. Ah!
In Concepcion each house, or row of houses, stood by itself, a heap or line of ruins; but in Talcahuano, owing to the great wave, little more than one layer of bricks, tiles, and timber with here and there part of a wall left standing, could be distinguished. From this circumstance Concepcion, although not so completely desolated, was a more terrible, and if I may so call it, picturesque sight.
The Viceroy grew younger, the Adelantado grew younger, and Don Diego, and with them those who held by them through thick and thin. The Admiral began to talk Discovery. It was two years since there, far to the south, we had passed in by the Mouth of the Serpent, and out by the Mouth of the Dragon. The Viceroy, inspecting the now quiet Vega, rode to an Indian village, near Concepcion.
She will be an honorary worker, like all of us here, and I am sure that the committee will feel as grateful to her as I do." As there had been smiles at the turn of his phrase about Miss Trewas, so now there were fervent, almost emotional, "Hear-hears." "Mrs. Smith, will you please read the minutes of the last meeting." Concepcion was sitting at his left hand.
Nobody knows how white Queen is. I didn't know myself until last night." There was a pause. G.J. said: "I had an appointment here with the white woman, on business." "Yes, I know," said Concepcion negligently. "She'll be home soon."
Concepcion loosed and dropped her cloak, and, not even glancing at G.J., went to the fire and teased it with the poker. Bending down, with one hand on the graphic and didactic mantelpiece, and staring into the fire, she said: "Queen's in love with you, of course." The words were a genuine shock to his sarcastic and rather embittered and bullying mood. Was he to believe them?
Concepcion Vara indeed supplied a portion of this romantic atmosphere, for he was dressed in the height of contrabandista fashion, with a bright-coloured handkerchief folded round his head underneath his black hat, a scarlet waistcloth, a spotless shirt, and a flower in the ribbon of his hat.
'You shall have two men, said General Vincente, drawing a writing- case towards himself and proceeding to write the necessary order. 'Men who are known to me personally. You can rely upon them at all times. 'Since they are friends of his Excellency's, interrupted Concepcion with much condescension, 'that suffices.
Concepcion waved his hand lightly, as if indicating that the news had been brought to him by the birds of the air. 'When one goes into the cafe, he said, 'one is not always so particular one associates with those who happen to be there muleteers, diligencia-drivers, bull-fighters, all and sundry, even contrabandistas.
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