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I beckon him to bring it to me, and look among the limes for my precious plantain. "Señorita," says the Peruvian, breaking off a conversation with Mrs. Steele upon native dishes, "I haf here pineapple sairve vidth ice and sugar and vine; it is dthe most delicieux of all fruit. Allow me to raicommend you." And the waiter puts the tempting plate before me.
"As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be!" sings the choir, and Miss Rogers' clear voice lingers in the "Amen." As I walk the deck with the Baron that evening he tells me about his lovely sister, "Alvida," and about Peruvian customs. "My sister ees dthe most beautiful voman in Peru; she haf many suitors, but she ees nefer allow to see dthem except when dthe family air vidth her.
'If I couldn't get into it easier than that, I'm blessed if I'd vear vun at all, rejoined his son. 'You think so now, said Mr. Weller, with the gravity of age, 'but you'll find that as you get vider, you'll get viser. Vidth and visdom, Sammy, alvays grows together. As Mr.
"Vidth all my boast I haf not succeed to 'keep my pearl'; it ees yours, Señorita." "No, Baron " I begin, with warm protest. "If you vant me to haf it, Señorita, write me and I vill come from dthe end of dthe vorld to get it. But you vill not, zo put dthis Inca eye beside it. Dthey zay in my country it bring gude luck.
"Oh, nodthing much," says the Baron in his usual low and gentle tone; "I only zay if dthey effer come again I vill cut dthem up vidth a big knife and haf dthem boil for breakfast." "You barbarian!" laughs Mrs. Steele, rising. And then she looks about. "We might have a glimpse of the church before we go if there's time."
"Please don't mind me; I think you've said something a little 'komisch' but perhaps I've got a sunstroke and it acts like laughing gas. Don't be cross, Guillermo." I take his arm and notice covertly that he is mollified. "Blanca," he says, with a half smile, "dthat adobe house vidth vines look cool suppose I buy dthat and ve stay here leedle vhile." I follow his eyes.
"Ve haf more barancas if you like dthem." "Oh, Guillermo," I say, "please let me go in!" "Not for my sake! I can hold you here von hour vidth dthese 'gude-for-nodthing' hands." "Oh, I don't doubt it; you're the strongest man I ever knew, but I don't like barancas. Please, please, Guillermo!"
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