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"Do you know it's going to be strange to talk with Katherine!" exclaimed Rhoda. "She's a white woman, you know!" DeWitt took both of Rhoda's brown little hands in his. "I'm not appearing very sympathetic, sweetheart," he said. "But I'm so crazy with joy at having you again and of finding you so well that I don't know what I'm saying." "John," said Rhoda slowly, "I don't need any sympathy!
Suddenly Lucy saw that two large tears were rolling down Rhoda's pale cheeks as she lay. Lucy knelt by the sofa side and took Rhoda's hand in both of hers and laid her cheek upon it. "Please, little Rhoda, not to cry. Please, little Rhoda, tell me." Rhoda, with her other hand, brushed the tears away. "I'm a silly.
When at Kut-le's command she took up the march with the others the young man eyed her anxiously. He slung Molly's canteen from his own to Alchise's shoulder and felt Rhoda's pulse. "This water was bad for you," he said. "But it was the only spring within miles. Perhaps you will throw off the effects of it when we get into the heat of the sun."
'And what did you see? inquired Rhoda. 'Nothing I care to speak of. The constraint in her manner was remarkable; her face was so rigid as to wear an oldened aspect, faintly suggestive of the face in Rhoda's bed-chamber. 'Was it you who first proposed coming here? Mrs. Lodge suddenly inquired, after a long pause. 'How very odd, if you did! 'No.
The other horses had run out into the desert back to the last spring they had camped at, Porter said. To DeWitt's great disappointment, the horses carried only blankets, and the burro was loaded with bacon and flour. There were none of Rhoda's personal belongings. The animals were in good condition, however, and the men annexed them to their outfit gladly.
One night they came to Aunt Rhoda's house where a crowd of slaves had gathered and were going to return them to their masters; Uncle Umphrey the tanner, quickly spaded up some hot ashes and pitched it on them; all of the slaves escaped unharmed, while all of the "patrollers" were badly injured; no one ever told on Uncle Umphrey and when Aunt Rhoda was questioned by her master she stated that she knew nothing about it but told them that the "patrollers" had brought another "nigger" with them; her master took it for granted that she spoke the truth since none of the other Negroes were hurt.
"She hasn't a drop of sporting blood in her," groaned Bess. "It seems just silly to her. It is something to pass away the time. Batting a little ball about with a snowshoe, she calls it! And if she misses a stroke, why, she lumbers after the ball like that bear we saw in the Chicago Zoo, Nan, that chased snowballs. 'Member?" "Well, I never!" laughed Nan. "Rhoda's no bear."
How, then, if such were the case, would she be showing emotion thus deep, while he stood before her with perfect self-command? Robert believed that if he might look upon that adorable face for many days together, he could thrust Rhoda's from his memory. The sermon was not long enough for him; and he was angry with Percy for rising before there was any movement for departure in the Fairly pew.
'We shall only 'ave the common flood to contend with now. You'd better go to bed. 'I ought to go down and have another look at Sidney before daylight. 'No need. You can see 'is light burnin' from all the upstairs windows. 'By the way. I forgot about her. Where've you put her? 'In my bed. Rhoda's tone was ice. 'I wasn't going to undo a room for that stuff.
'She gets up each day, but I'm often afraid that She has had fainting fits Rhoda gazed at the speaker with pitiless scrutiny. 'What can have caused this? Is it the result of her being falsely accused? 'Partly that. But Suddenly Virginia rose, stepped to Rhoda's side, and whispered a word or two. Rhoda turned pale; her eyes glared fiercely. 'And still you believe her innocent?
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