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All that I did was for your benefit," returned the attorney, complacently. "Do you take me for an idiot?" "By no means! You have shown your shrewdness too often to permit such a supposition." "What do you mean, then?" said Jaspar, a little mollified, in spite of himself, by the conciliatory assurance of De Guy. "Simply that your interest demanded your absence.
"You see It is not there," said Jaspar, fixing his sharp gray eye upon the overseer. "It is not," said Dalhousie, advancing to the secretary. "Probably it has fallen upon the floor " and he stooped down to look for it. Jaspar watched him in silence, as he felt about the floor. The overseer was in no haste to find it, though his eyes were fixed on it all the time.
But it has brought old Jaspar into a wasp's nest." "How's that?" "I had my eye on the girl, ever since the colonel died. I saw through Jaspar's plot, and a little bravado made him tell me all about it." "Good!" "Just so; and, as they are old clients of mine, why, I could not do less than get them out of the scrape, and remove the stain from the name of the fair heiress." "How can you do it?"
Determined to profit by the knowledge he had obtained, his first step was to satisfy Jaspar of the death of Emily, of whom, in reality, he knew nothing. The initial letter of his wife's name in the ring had suggested the means, and he had convinced Jaspar as related.
"But Hatchie was always honest and faithful," said Emily. "So he was, and I must share your surprise," returned Jaspar. "There is a possibility that it was not he," suggested Mr. Faxon. "There can be no doubt," said Jaspar, sharply. "The evidence is conclusive." "No doubt!" repeated Mr.
Our fort is small, and there is always danger of trouble with the Indians. We can't force men to join a relief party like this, and who will volunteer? Who would lead such a party and who will make up the party to be led?" The brown face of Jaspar Hume was not mobile. It changed in expression but seldom; it preserved a steady and satisfying character of intelligence and force.
The altar of the Virgin is supported by four pillars of oriental jaspar, agate, and gilded bronze; the image, which is said to have been the work of St. The church itself abounds in beautiful pictures, statuary, and tombs. The chapel of Santa Lucia is also very interesting, possessing many beautiful tombs, bas-reliefs, etc.
"The more witnesses the better, especially if they be friends." "But wait till I tell you who they are." "Excuse me, Mr. Faxon, I must not tarry longer. I will meet them at the mansion." "What devil's here, dragging the dead to life, To overthrow me?" "Who art thou? Speak! speak!" "The features all are changed, But the voice grows familiar on my ears." Jaspar Dumont was seated in the library.
And then Jaspar the third king, the sixth day after was taken into everlasting joy, and they were all buried in the same tomb that they had ordained; and the Star that appeared over the city before their death, abode always till their bodies were translated unto Cologne, as they of Ind tell.
Then, reading the sympathy in our eyes, she continued quickly: "I ain't denyin' that Jaspar has a right to do what he pleases with what lies out o' doors. He never interfered with me in my kitchen, never! Would you gen'lemen fancy a glass o' lemonade? No? Wal I'm glad you called in, fer I hev been feelin' kind o' lonesome lately."
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