Her linen gown was soft against the heavy
skins. To many in that crowded solitude it came as an
extraordinary relief. "
CHAPTER V. ”
The lady in black satin looked at the pile of luggage outside and hesitated. He returned her
to her door at a decent hour, well before 10:00. Do you think a jeune demoiselle may possess
more weapons than this?’
‘Most young ladies would not be in possession of any weapons,’ Gerald said
tartly. His quiet, kindly smile implied his serene disbelief in any confessible thing. “You are making your dress?”
“Such as it is. I was reduced to
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a fool, for there were many pretty women from all walks
of life in that teeming city. Hours were spent in preparation for the event. " It was not uttered interrogatively; rather as though Ah Cum did
not like the significance of the word and was turning it over and about in
speculation. You are—or rather you were——” he corrected
himself with an unpleasant little laugh, “Miss Pellissier, eh?”
A little sensation followed upon his words. “You look more like your old self when you smile,” he remarked. And I heard ‘Alcide’ sing, and that little dance she did. Before midnight, I'll answer for it, it shall be done.
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