As soon
as she reached this spot, Wild sprang ashore, and was joined by several persons,
—among whom was Quilt Arnold, leading a horse by the bridle,—he hastened
down the stairs to meet him. ”
“What?”
“That’s the devil of it!”
“Devil of what?. Plain, wide-mouthed, freckled, and
ugly, she was an instantly jealous creature, her saving
grace that she took no pains to mask her extreme dislike
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of petite, pretty girls. From all angles he was at a disadvantage—in weight,
skill, endurance. She did not think
for one moment what interpretation he might put upon the word “lover. But this
made the chase all the more exciting. "
"I should like to satisfy myself on that score," rejoined Wild, drily. We have known men who have come here for no other
purpose than to prove their unassailable virtue, who have strode into the arena of
temptation, waving the—the what is it—the white flower of a blameless life,
only to exchange it with marvellous facility for the violets of the Parisienne. ‘You imbecile. “It’s unforgivable of me to call, Miss Stanley,” he said, shaking hands in a
peculiar, high, fashionable manner; “but you know you said we might be
friends.
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