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She reminds me of one o' these down-east sugar-box crafts what trade to Cuba," he continued. Then walking across the main-hatch to the starboard side, he approached the men who were pumping, and after inquiring about freeing her, suddenly caught a glimpse of Manuel, as he lay upon the mattrass with his face uncovered. "Heavens!
At the window appeared the young Captain who had been left at the hotel. His hand was at his forehead in salute. Von Ritz went to meet him and in a moment returned for Benton. Together the two men went out. Five minutes later they had come again into the garden. With them came Manuel Blanco. The bull fighter paused to bow low to the Queen, then to the King. At last he spoke with some diffidence.
We hastened out to meet him, and received a right joyous and hearty greeting, to which we hastily responded; and then poor Smellie in his anxiety blurted out: "And where is Dona Antonia?" "Is she not in the house?" asked Don Manuel. "I cannot find her anywhere," replied Smellie, "and I greatly fear " then his natural caution returned to him and he checked himself.
Manuel rested his forehead against his palm and was soon asleep; Leandro beckoned to one of the two singers, who were gaily dressed and were conversing with some fat women, and the two singers sat down at his table. "What'll you have?" asked Leandro. "Canary-seed for me," answered one of them, a slender, nervous type with small eyes that were ringed with cosmetics. "And what's your name?" "Mine?
"You will not mind now," he said. "It is so long ago, and it is all over. Sebastiano has come back. He did not go to America; he is in Madrid to-day. He came to me in the street; he did not avoid me; he was rejoiced to see me. It appears that it is all well with him. Afterward Manuel told me. It appears there is a very pretty girl he met in Lisbon she is here now. It is said he will marry her."
His son, his link with the departed Angelina, that "good boy" Manuel, standing in the shadow of the entry, visible alone to the blind, had heard the clink of falling gold, and and Boaz wished that he had not! There, amazing, disconcerting, destroying, stood the sudden fact.
"It is considered not to look at all well, after three years of marriage," the Queen told him, "and people are beginning to say a number of unkind things." "It is the common fate of queens," Dom Manuel replies, "to be exposed to the criticism of envious persons." "No, do not be brilliant and aphoristic, Manuel, for I want you to help me more practically in this matter."
'Is it to go far? asked the General, turning on his heel and addressing Concha. 'A long journey. 'To take the road, Manuel, cried Vincente, leaning out. He closed the window before resuming his seat. 'And now, have you any more orders? he asked with a gay carelessness. 'I counted on sleeping in a bed to-night. 'You will not do that, replied Concha, 'when you hear my news. 'Ah!
Eight or ten miles, he estimated it roughly; for he had passed José's hacienda some time before, and had resisted the temptation to turn aside and find out if Manuel were there or had gone on.
Then Sesphra smiled a little, saying, "And yet, poor Manuel, there is, they tell me, no more uxorious husband anywhere." "I am used to her," Manuel replied, forlornly, "and I suppose that if she were taken away from me again I would again be attempting to fetch her back. And I do not like to hurt the poor foolish heart of her by going against her foolish notions.
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