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Updated: July 11, 2025
"It's wonderful wonderful! To think that she alone of all aboard her steamer should have survived shipwreck on that savage coast!" "She didn't survive alone she couldn't have. That's where Tommy came in. There was another man, but he didn't count for much, I guess. Vievie merely wrote that he died during the second cyclone." "What an experience! and for a girl like Genevieve!"
Vievie took second place." "My word! How am I to answer that? Really, it's quite impossible to tell. You piqued my interest from the very first." "But did you still lo like Vievie when you proposed to her?" "Er yes quite true. That was the day after our arrival from New York, y'know." "Of course. But I wished to make doubly sure that you were sincere with her.
Miss Gantry Dolores, you've insisted on showing me your deepened dislike even since that evening. But you're so sincere, so candid if only you'll tell me my faults, I'll do anything I possibly can to please you, to win your regard!" "Ho! so that's it?" she jeered. "Because Vievie threw you over, you think I'll do as second choice you think I'm waiting to catch you on the rebound."
"You can't imagine how glad I am to see you. I've had less than half of Jeems, with mamma butting in all the way over. Of course he'll sit between her and Vievie. If you'll come along as my own particular, I'll feed you on chocolates and keep you nudged during the sermon." "Oh, but I say, Miss Gantry, those were to be my chocolates," protested Lord James from the doorway. "Hello," said Blake.
Blake," said Genevieve. "You call him a friend? a fellow like that!" Ashton rashly exclaimed. "He has proved himself a disinterested friend, which I cannot say of all with whom I am acquainted." "Oh, of course, if you feel that way." "My other friends will remember that he saved my life." "If only he had been a gentleman!" sighed Mrs. Gantry. "Yes, Vievie," added Dolores.
"Wasn't asked," answered Blake, his eyes twinkling. "You are now. So please remember to come often. Never fear mamma. I'll protect you. Oh, I'm just on tiptoe to see you in those skin things you wore in Africa. I made Vievie put on her leopard-skin gown, and I think it's the most terrible romantic thing! And now I'm just dying to see your hyena-skin trousers and those awful poisoned arrows and "
It was as if she felt that she had already guided Blake into the straight and narrow way that leads up out of the primitive. They found Dolores industriously shocking her mother by a persistent heckling of Lord James, who was smiling at her quips and sallies and twirling his little blond mustache as if he enjoyed the raillery. "Oh, here's Vievie, at last!" cried the girl.
But the sound of a heavy tread in the verandah caused it to disappear on the instant. Blake came in slowly and with anything but an elated look. It was evident that Mr. Leslie had refrained from rousing his expectations. He stared at Dolores in surprise. "You, Miss Dolores?" "What?" she teased. "You surely did not think it would be Vievie, did you?" "Didn't think " "Yes with Jimmy."
Er Miss Dolores, there's your mother going back to the car." "And Laffi with her!" "Quite true quite true. I say now you've left your muff in the office. You'll be chilled nipping keen wind, this. We'd best go inside while we're waiting." "Yes," agreed the girl. "Come back in, Vievie." "No, no, dear. I'll come later. I'll wait here with papa." "Ah, if you prefer," murmured Lord James.
I daresay we'll learn at the office." "Learn what, Mr. Scarbridge?" asked Dolores, who had popped out into the car vestibule. Without waiting for an answer or for his assistance, she sprang down the steps, waving her muff. "Come on, Vievie. Don't wait for mamma." "What are you going to do?" demanded Mr. Leslie. "Hunt for our heroic hero, of course," answered the girl.
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