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Hirsch's brow contracts into deeper furrows. "It is Miladi Gigglebury," he says, "Mr. Didmarsh. Berhabs you know her." He scowls round at her, as she calls out loudly, "Hirsch, Hirsch!" and obeys that summons. It is the great Lady Kicklebury of Pocklington Square, about whom I remember Mrs. Perkins made so much ado at her last ball; and whom old Perkins conducted to supper.
"Chicarona," said the gypsy, "ze Gacho az byed ze ztallion for zwo hunner an' viftee dollars, an' now he wanz to buy Pepeeta." "Wad vor?" she asked. "Berhabs he zinkz zhe eez a prinzez, I dunno," he answered, digging the toe of his bare foot nervously into the sand. "Zen dell 'im zat he zhold not look vor ztrawberries in ze zea, nor red herring in ze wood," she said with a look of scorn.
'Now, berhabs, said his employer, 'you think I am a vool to gif you a vife-bound node. But if you are not honest I shall be rit of you jeaply, and I shall know at vonce. Paul fired a little at this. 'If you don't think I am to be trusted you had better not employ me. 'That is all right, said Darco. 'I am Cheorge Dargo. I do things my own vay. Look here. Are you vond of imidading beobles?
Never mind; I have no doubt thad, when I make my discoveries known, I shall find some wealthy man who, for the sake of science, will find der money," said the professor hopefully. "How much would it cost to build an aerial ship such as you have been speaking of?" asked the baronet. "Oh! I cannod say. Nod zo very much. Berhabs a hundred thousandt bounds," was the reply. "Phew!
It's unbelievable!" The lingering smile faded from Blood's face. "Is Rivarol aware of this?" he cried sharply. It was the Dutch Admiral who answered him. "Vould he go dere if he were not? M. de Rivarol he take some of our men prisoners. Berhabs dey dell him. Berhabs he make dem tell. Id is a great obbordunidy." His lordship snarled like a mountain-cat.
"Here are vour in our room, und the leftenant says there are three on the roof, und berhabs we killed vour or vive outside." "A dozen!" chuckled Texas, "besides the wounded. Let's hev a look at the dead uns." Going into Meyer's room, he found one of the Apaches still twitching, and immediately cut his throat.
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