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Calhoun laughed now in his own quiet way. "We shall do better if we deal entirely frankly, Señora," said he. "Let us then waste no time. Frankly, then, it would seem that, now the Baroness von Ritz is off the scene, the Señora Yturrio would have all the better title and opportunity in the affections of well, let us say, her own husband!"
Calhoun's greeting to her were such that she soon was well at home and chatting very amiably. She spoke English with but little hesitancy. Lucrezia Yturrio, at that time not ill known in Washington's foreign colony, was beautiful, in a sensuous, ripe way. Her hair was dark, heavily coiled, and packed in masses above an oval forehead.
There can be no consequences, for England has no excuse left for war over Texas. I only wish the situation were as clear for Oregon." "There'll be bad news for our friend Señor Yturrio when he gets back to his own legation!" I ventured. "Let him then face that day when Mexico shall see fit to look to us for aid and counsel. We will build a mighty country here, on this continent!" "Mr.
"On the contrary, I am sure, my dear lady," said Doctor Ward, "Senator Calhoun told me he wished you to meet Señora Yturrio." "Yes," resumed Calhoun, "I was just speaking with this lady over some matters concerned with this Little slipper." He smiled as he held it up gingerly between thumb and finger. "Do you recognize it, Madam Baroness?" "Ah, my little shoe!" she exclaimed.
I only thought Why, I had not yet known you a day nor her an hour. 'Twas all no more than half a jest" "How could you do it?" I demanded. "Yet that is no more strange. How did you do it?" "At the door, that first night. I was mad then over the wrong done to what little womanhood I could claim for my own. I hated Yturrio. I hated Pakenham. They had both insulted me. I hated every man.
All the less reason why Señora Yturrio should be suspected." "I am not sure that I grasp all this, Mr. Calhoun." "Perhaps not You presently will know more. What seems to me plain is that, since we seem to lose a valuable ally in the Baroness von Ritz, we must make some offset to that loss. If England has one woman on the Columbia, we must have another on the Rio Grande!"
"I wish you personally to say to that lady, if you will, that Señor Yturrio regarded this little receptacle rather as official than personal post." For one moment these two women looked at each other, with that on their faces which would be hard to describe.
It was not true, what the town thought. It was not true in the case either of Yturrio. Intrigue yes I loved it. I intrigued with England and Mexico both, because it was in my nature; but no more than that. No matter what I once was in Europe, I was not here not, as I said, until last night. Ah, Monsieur! Ah, Monsieur!" Now her hands were beating together. "But why then? Why then?
Calhoun expressed great surprise and gratification that mere chance had enabled him to meet the wife of a gentleman so distinguished in the diplomatic service as Señor Yturrio. The Señora was equally gratified. She hoped she did not make intrusion in thus coming. Mr. Calhoun assured her that he and his were simple in their family life, and always delighted to meet their friends.
Tyler at the ball that night!" "Yes, so far as I know, Madam, you are the only lady who ever left the East Room precisely so clad. And so you got into your own carriage alone after a while? And so, when you were there you put on the shoe which was left? And so Yturrio of Mexico got the other one and found nothing in it! And so, he wanted this one!" "You come on," she said.
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