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She was the only daughter of Sir Deighton Macvitie, who applied the iodoform process to cotton, and only his subsequent unfortunate attempts to become a Cotton King prevented her being a very rich woman. As it was she had a tolerable independence.
"Wal," resumed the American, "I guess every man hez got his own opinions on such things. I hev mine Why, here's Mr. de Vere. Walk right in, sir, an' set down; and Mister Deighton, too. Howdy do, parson? I'm real glad to see you." The moment the visitors entered Blount rose to go, but the missionary, with good-natured, blundering persistency, pressed him back, holding his hand the while.
Now, look here, Mr. Deighton," and his tone became slightly irritated, "I'm not surprised that this Mr. de Vere who, whatever he is, is not a scion of any noble English family should impose upon men like Burrowes and the German, but that he should impose on you does rather surprise me. And yet I don't know.
Then, before the missionary and his wife could realise what was happening, Banderah had run to the beach, swam to the boat, seized the painter, gained the shore again, and pulled her along till opposite the trader's house, just as Blount and Taya, supporting Mrs. Deighton between them, were leaving the house to meet him.
There she is received by the man whom she has so often described to Deighton a man of thin, erect form, a high and narrow forehead, regular and imperturbable features, fixed and filmy black eyes, a mechanical carriage, an icy demeanor. At sight of her he slightly bowed then he advanced slowly to her and took her hand: he seemed to be hesitating whether he should give her any further welcome.
After crossing the Deighton we met some empty teams coming down, and told them of the new road we had opened up. The carriers said they would go that way. We cautioned them to be careful of the blacks, as there were numbers of them in the vicinity.
His face was white with excitement, and they saw that he carried his revolver in his hand. "What in heaven's name is wrong, Mr. Blount? Why are you armed " "For God's sake don't ask me now! Our lives are in danger deadly, imminent danger. Follow me to my house!" "But, my dear sir," began Mr. Deighton, "I do not see I fail " "Man, don't talk! Do you think I do not know what I am saying?
In pursuance of this order he appeared, when the indictment which had been found against him by the grand jury was produced; and Porter was examined as an evidence. Then the record of Clancey's conviction was read; and one Roe testified that Deighton, the prisoner's solicitor, had offered him an annuity of one hundred pounds to discredit the testimony of Goodman.
Deighton's invitation to remain for the night He was a well-dressed, good-looking man of about thirty-five, and was, so Mr. Deighton sympathisingly announced to his wife, suffering from a touch of malarial fever, which a little quinine and nursing would soon put right Mr. Deighton himself, by the way, was suffering from the same complaint.
They have gone to see " and he made an expressive gesture. Mr. Deighton groaned. "My God, it is terrible! " then suddenly, as he saw his wife's deathly features, his real nature came out "Mr. Blount, you are a brave man. For God's sake save my dear wife! I am too exhausted to run any further. I am too weak from my last attack of the fever.
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