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The difficulty arises partly from the American's insistence that the later history of his country be taken as the standard for judging every action of the first adventurers, and partly from a failure to appreciate the extent to which the earlier ventures in Virginia were necessarily exploratory in character.
Carefully Barney's fingers traversed the edges of the panel. No hidden latch rewarded his search. Again and again he examined the perfectly fitted joints until he was convinced either that there was no latch there or that it was hid beyond possibility of discovery. With each succeeding minute the American's heart and hopes sank lower and lower.
The especially fine appearance made by our heroine's ribbons and trinkets as her friend wore them ministered to pleasure on both sides, and the spell was not of a nature to be menaced by the young American's general gentleness.
The little American's sudden social adventure, her happy and, no doubt, harmless flourish, had probably been favoured by several accidents, but it had been favoured above all by the simple spring-board of the scene, by one of those common caprices of the numberless foolish flock, gregarious movements as inscrutable as ocean-currents.
"Whenever there's a pretty face about," supplemented Ducwitz. "I certainly shouldn't trouble to look at a homely one," the American retorted. "Pretty figure, too," said one of the aides, a colonel. But his eye held none of the abstract admiration which characterized the American's. The goose-girl had seen this look in other men's eyes; she knew.
"It is a most masterly piece, by our lady," said the duke, looking first upon the painting and then at Carlton, as if half in doubt as to the truth of the young American's assertion. "Your excellenza is pleased to honor me," said Carlton, with a respectful inclination of the head. "If the piece be thine, it is well merited," continued the duke.
Meanwhile the Oriental methods to be employed in the finding out appealed to the young American's humor and his rash love of adventure. He was grinning as he sat there on that stool and stared at the blank canvas before him.
"Impossible, monsieur! I should lose my place. I could not do it for a thousand francs." And then in answer to the American's few words of surprise and discomfiture, "Yes, it's quite true that we were open to the public till three years ago. But it's easier to get into the Elysee than it is to get into the Morgue, nowadays."
A moment later the word "fire" came and the two men whirled into position. Dickey's arm went up like a flash, the other's more cruelly deliberate. Two loud reports followed in quick succession, the slim American's nervous finger pressed the trigger first. He had not taken aim.
I read all the papers carefully, and sized up his predicament. Those rings, now?" Zillah suddenly remembered all that Ayscough had told her that evening. She had forgotten the real motive of her visit to King's Cross in her excitement in listening to the American's story. She now turned to Purdie and the other two. "I'd forgotten!" she exclaimed. "The danger's still there.
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