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Updated: June 16, 2025
"'Very well, said the captain, 'send off five men immediately to Sienna, Volterra, Grossetto all over the country. I must have a bass by to-morrow night. "I could not help thinking I had seen Mademoiselle Rina's face somewhere before, and I was cudgeling my memory to remember where, when she addressed the captain. "'Tonino, said she, 'you have not even asked the poor man if he is hungry.
"You will get none for him unless he stays where he is." Rina's anger stilled and concentrated. "You devil!" she hissed. Garth turned away. "When you are yourself," he said coolly, "I will talk to you plainly and honestly about us all." "I not talk with you!" she stormed. "You tell lies to me! I not come again till some time you sleep then I come and kill you!"
Rina's sex was no protection to her then. He picked up his gun. Observing the action, Rina mutely spread her hands, palms outward. Her entire aspect had changed; the storm of passion had passed; and she stood contrite and sullen. It was impossible for the blindest passion to shoot at a figure in such an attitude.
'E say " Rina's voice sunk very low "'Let him help me get her, and I'll keep her, all right!" Garth frowned and clenched his fists. His gorge rose intolerably, at the thought of this precious pair contending which was to have Natalie. Rina went on: "Nick Grylls say to 'Erbe't, mustn't let her get out of the country. He say 'If she go out she divorce you." Rina pronounced the word strangely.
On the fourth day, warned by his tortured, wavering brain that it must be either sleep or madness, he took his fate in his hands and lay down on top of the cache, with his gun beside him. He was unconscious for nearly twelve hours. When he awoke it was to find Rina's eyes fixed upon him strangely. He sprang up, and she turned away her head.
Soothing her, he offered Rina's drink; and it had an immediate effect. She dropped off to sleep again. Then Garth picked up his gun and strode toward Mabyn. The man waited for him with an air oddly mixed of fear and bravado. As Garth came close he smiled in a way that he intended to be ingratiating but Mabyn's smile only rendered him more hideous.
Garth's heart sunk heavily, as he considered their scanty supplies, the approach of winter and, more dangerous still, the fruitful opportunities of conflict the weeks would offer to four souls so strangely opposed, and so strangely bound together in the wilderness. "What is Mabyn doing now?" he asked suddenly. Rina's face instantly became as blank as plaster.
"'Erbe't," she whispered, with infinite, passionate desire in her voice stroking his cheek, "will you teach me to be a lady?" He laughed. "You 'tend to your work about the place," he said, "and don't bother your head over that." Tears slowly welled up in Rina's eyes, and stole one after another down her cheeks. "I do so ver' moch want to be a lady," she whispered, more to herself than to him.
The only sign of feeling she gave was a shadow-like pain drowned deep in her dark eyes. Natalie's own eyes filled at the sight of her stubbornness; in the days of her suffering she had grown very fond of her dark-skinned nurse; and it was she who had insisted throughout on the existence of Rina's better nature, and had never given up hope of reclaiming the worser part.
"I believe this smooth-faced young whelp has cast an eye on you too," he snarled. "You're false to me!" A low cry was forced from Rina's lips; she made a rapid move; and Garth understood that she had thrown herself at the man's feet. "'Erbe't, you know you don' speak true," she whispered painfully. "You my 'osban'! All men I hate, but you!" "Then do what I tell you," snarled Mabyn.
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