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Before proceeding with his task, he considered whether it would be possible to
barricade the door; but, reflecting that the bar would be an indispensable
assistant in his further efforts, he abandoned the idea, and determined to rely
implicitly on that good fortune which had hitherto attended him on similar
occasions. One of these, a
lady, evidently a confirmed invalid, and attired in deep mourning, reclined upon
a sort of couch, or easy chair, set on wheels, with her head supported by
cushions, and her feet resting upon a velvet footstool. ”
“Until some one takes pity on me and marries me?”
He raised his eyebrows in mild appeal. He turned me so that he
could have a companion in his loneliness. . It’s a beautiful plant, but a tender one. This heroine ruled an island which (in the '80s) was rich with shell—pearl-shell;
and she fought pearl thievers and marauding beachcombers, fought them with
weapons and with woman's guile. ”
Anna laughed, and went back to her easy chair. Wood, who were,
furthermore, engaged in a little conjugal tête-à-tête of their own. But in this posture he fared worse than ever. Immediately behind this individual, came a pale, poverty-stricken woman,
whose forlorn aspect contrasted strongly with his plump and comfortable
physiognomy. Only I wish—I wish to-day I was a thousand times, ten
thousand times more beautiful. She answered in whispers,
for there was the white arm of a woman in the next box peeping beyond the
partition within a yard of him. He lit a cigarette and loitered
about. The eyes left him, searching beside the chair
for her cane.
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