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The streets of Vera Cruz are still crowded in business hours with mule carts, porters, half-naked water-carriers, Indians, and a few negroes, military officers, and active civilians. Speaking of negroes, there are a less number in all Mexico than in any one State of this Union.
She slept heavily for about three hours until she was awakened by the noise in the courtyard, the many voices, the creaking of wheels and the sound of bells. She opened her eyes, looked round, and listened. There was a light knock at the door, but Vera did not stir. There was a louder knock, but she remained motionless.
"It contains nothing compromising." Nekhludoff took the letter, and, having promised to give it to Vera Doukhova, he took his leave and went away. He sealed the letter without reading it, meaning to take it to its destination.
But soon, under the glass, these suspects turned out to be a party of wretched refugees, hurrying, ragged, barefooted, starving, gaunt and cactus-torn, to safety within the American lines at Vera Cruz.
"I wish her no harm, Marion; why should I? She is most impertinent to me, but of that I will not speak." "Indeed, grandmamma, you do not understand Vera. I am sure she " "Oh, yes, excuse me, my dear, I understand her perfectly the impertinence to myself I waive I hope I am a Christian, but I cannot forgive her for turning up her nose at Mr.
"God be good," she said gently, "to the poor little girl who gets everything she wants!" A few minutes after the light was out and Ellen had gone, Gladys pulled Vera nearer to her. "Wasn't that a silly sort of thing for Ellen to say?" she asked. "I don't think so," returned Vera. Gladys drew back. "Did you answer me?" she said. "Certainly I did."
The prince made up his mind that he would make a point of going there "as usual," tonight, and looked feverishly at his watch. Vera came in three minutes after the Epanchins had left. "Lef Nicolaievitch," she said, "Aglaya Ivanovna has just given me a message for you." The prince trembled. "Is it a note?" "No, a verbal message; she had hardly time even for that.
"Nina!... She's gone!" "Gone!" I repeated, starting at once. "Yes.... Read!" She thrust it into my hand. In Nina's sprawling schoolgirl hand I read: Dear Vera I've left you and Nicholas for ever.... I have been thinking of this for a long time, and now Uncle Alexei has shown me how foolish I've been, wanting something I can't have. But I'm not a child any longer.
She went with them." Marjorie made the explanation in a calm, level voice which did not invite present questioning. "Then we can't count her in with this select aggregation," Vera said dryly. "Helen's gone, too, but her going was legitimate." "Ah, well. We have gained one and lost one. Let us run off with our gain before someone happens along and coaxes her away from us.
He lives next door to her. Vera frequently visits the Princess. I have given her my promise to make the Ligovskis' acquaintance, and to pay court to Princess Mary in order to distract attention from Vera. In such way, my plans have been not a little deranged, but it will be amusing for me...
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