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This, in connection with his careful clothes and rather modish riding-boots, might have given him the reputation of a dude, had it not been for several other essential details of his appearance. His six-gun hung so low that he would scarcely have to raise his hand to grasp the butt.
"Very well," he said quietly, "but if you are going to stay you must take off your riding-boots and put on something more comfortable than those clothes." She realised the sense of what he was saying, and obeyed him without a word.
The servant could not see much of this visitant with any distinctness; his dress appeared foreign, the skirt of his ample cloak was thrown over one shoulder; he wore a large felt hat, with a very heavy leaf, from under which escaped what appeared to be a mass of long sooty-black hair; his feet were cased in heavy riding-boots.
'Well, this is a sweet mess, said Miss Sperrit in shortest skirts and heaviest riding-boots. 'I had to come down and have a look at it. "The old mayor climbed the belfry tower." 'Been up all night nursing your family? 'Nearly that! Isn't it cheerful? He pointed through the door to the stairs with small twig-drift on the last three treads.
Yuh 'd be wastin' your time, officer." "Sure, I know that. But for the report " The young woman in the riding costume chose this moment to open the door and saunter out. "Does the officer want something, Nora?" she asked innocently, switching the end of a crop against her riding-boots. "Yes, Miss. There's been a ruffian batin' up Swedes an' tyin' 'em to posts.
Other Franks of distinction came and went continually; dragomans, splendidly attired, hung about the entrance, tugging at their moustachios, tapping their riding-boots with silver-mounted whips, and spitting superbly, as became men whose special province it was to order the lords of gold about like dogs.
It, together with the tub-bath formerly used by his father, was the only plumbing in the hacienda, and Farrel was just a little bit proud of it. He shaved, donned clean linen and an old dressing-gown, and from his closet brought forth a pair of old tan riding-boots, still in an excellent state of repair.
Besides these things I had three other suits, one very plain, of grey, and two less plain; a case of pistols, and a second sword, very plain and strong, in a leather scabbard, with its belt; two pair of riding-boots, besides other shoes; and two dozen of shirts and cravats, of which half were plain, without lace.
They wore the regulation dress of the Australian broad sombrero hats, flannel shirts, and rather dirty white trousers, with long riding-boots. I remember they were moving along at a wretched pace, which showed that their horses were nearly spent. Once again, notwithstanding all previous bitter lessons, my uncontrollable excitement was my undoing. "Civilisation at last!"
As though he thought he had been neglected, the little man in riding-boots pushed forward importantly. "Tie him to a tree!" he suggested. "Better take him on board," said the barkeeper, "and send him back by the pilot. When we're once at sea, he can't hurt us any." "What makes you think I want to hurt you?" demanded David. "Who do you think I am?"
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