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"Yes, it is I, my dear Abbe Carlos Herrera." "And are you here," said Trompe-la-Mort, "to interfere between monsieur the public prosecutor and me? Am I so happy as to be the object of one of those negotiations in which your talents shine so brightly? Here, Monsieur le Comte," the convict went on, "not to waste time so precious as yours is, read these they are samples of my wares."
These two, Lucien and Herrera, formed a body politic. This, no doubt, was the secret of their union. Old men in whom the activities of life have been uprooted and transplanted to the sphere of interest, often feel the need of a pleasing instrument, a young and impassioned actor, to carry out their schemes.
When Columbus claimed to have discovered it, he was twelve or fourteen leagues away from the island, where four hours later land was indubitably found. Was the light on a canoe? Was it on some small, outlying island, as has been suggested? Was it a torch carried from hut to hut, as Herrera avers? Was it on either of the other vessels? Was it on the low island on which, the next morning he landed?
The child's great love of drawing induced his father to place young Velasquez in the school of Herrera, where the pupil acquired something of his free, bold style. But Velasquez soon became weary, and entered the school of Francisco Pacheco, an inferior painter, but a learned and polished gentleman.
"I had a threefold object in coming hither," continued Herrera. "To obtain proof of Baltasar's guilt, to comfort you with the hopes of Rita's safety, and to take you with me to Pampeluna. Baltasar of course believes you dead; he will the more readily abandon his designs when he finds that you still live." "Rightly reasoned," said the Count. "Why should we now delay another instant?
A surly, ill-conditioned cur he always was, or we should not be standing here without a word of kindness or consolation to offer him." To the surprise of the guardsmen, Herrera, before the officer had done speaking, walked up to the prisoner in question. "Colonel Villabuena?" said he, slightly touching his cap. "That is my name," replied the prisoner, sullenly.
In this belief I bid you adieu, offering you my best respects for the last time, and begging you to believe that in writing to you I am giving you a token of my gratitude for all the kindness you have shown to your deceased humble servant, "To the Abbe Carlos Herrera. "MY DEAR ABBE, I have had only benefits from you, and I have betrayed you.
She has not the braids like the other girls, but the hair, soft like black feathers, fall down to the feet. And the eyes like blue stars! You know the eyes of La Tulita. The lashes so long, and black like the hair. And the sparkle! No eyes ever sparkle like those. The eyes of Ysabel Herrera look like they want the world and never can get it. Benicia's, pobrecita, just dance like the child's.
"You, hombre—what do you want with this?" Herrera, with no friendliness in either voice or eyes, was holding a gun on him. "That book—it looks like the ones I bought in town." Drew was startled by the vaquero’s enmity. "Give it to him," Rennie ordered. For a moment Herrera seemed on the point of open dispute, then he obeyed. But for some reason his weapon remained unholstered.
Nucingen did not gamble, Nucingen did not patronize the Arts, Nucingen had no hobby; thus he flung himself into his passion for Esther with a headlong blindness, on which Carlos Herrera had confidently counted.
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