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Presently Pollyooly's key grated in the lock. "Hist! She comes!" said the Honourable John Ruffin. Eglantine rose, quivering. Pollyooly came in, shut the door sharply behind her, and came briskly down the passage into the sitting-room. At the sight of her Eglantine forgot the whispering caution of the conspirator; she cried loudly: "But ze likeness! Eet ees marvellous! Incredible!
He smiled a little, and looked significantly about the room. Lopez caught the look. "So?" he said, sympathy in his tone. "It ees too bad." He paused, letting the smoke curl over his head again. "Ah! I see her now! You are ze nephew of Uncle Henry which owns zis rancho which are to be foreclosed by moggidge." Gilbert nodded. "H'm! Zat shall make her all different some more!
Lopez merely nodded; and, with all the self-control she could bring to her aid, she opened her mouth and showed her wonderful teeth. "Si," remarked Lopez, evidently pleased at the sight. "An' now, 'ow much weigh?" "I don't know exactly," Lucia said. "What's your name?" the bandit went on. "Lucia." "Lucia!" he rolled the name over on his tongue, and smiled. "Lucia!" he repeated. "Ees nice name."
The Peruvian's brows contract he looks ferocious in the extreme and I am a little sorry I mentioned the Captain. "Dthat Capitan ees von fool! He know not how to treat a zhentleman. I tell him I make a procès to dthe company and get him reprimand for how he spik to me." "Why, what did he say?" asks Mrs. Steele.
Zee way of zee woods ees zee mos' easy, but dat of zee hills ees shorter. We weel take dat, an' maybe we give Chigmok and his white man one surprise."
"Ah, de Americana!" she exclaimed, her eyes yet blazing from excitement, poising herself directly in front of her silent watcher. "Señorita, it ees not de same as yours dey like you, si; but dey lofe Mercedes." Miss Norvell smiled gently, her gaze on the other's flushed, childish face, and extended her hand.
It is he that might do this easel." "Just the thing! Only he couldn't get the materials together, I fear wait! Where does he live?" "In a leetle house back behind of the Vorks, and a seester zat ees older do housekeep, I believe. She is not good." Marie spoke reluctantly, and turned sad eyes upon Joyce. "Oh! that is dreadful," cried the latter. "Perhaps ah! a ring."
"What ees dat?" inquired the girl, with a look of grave simplicity. "Did I speak?" returned Lawrence, a little confused. "Yes you say, `Ay, ay. Well, well. What a pittie!" "Oh! ah! yes I was only thinking, Manuela. What will you have?" "Som muttin," replied the girl, with a pursing of the little mouth that indicated a tendency to laugh. "It is not mutton. It's beef, I think."
"All here!" exclaimed the German, indicating the pictures and rarities. "Not von of dem haf efer gifn bain to mein boor Bons. . . . Here ees everydings dot he lofed, after me." Schmucke had taken his seat again, and looked as vacant as before; he dried his eyes mechanically.
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