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with new and valuable gems��'

'He may have found a mine��' I hazarded。

'So he declares��' returned my father�察�'but the strange gift I 
have received from nature�察�easily transpierced the fable。  He 
brought me diamonds only�察�which I bought�察�at first�察�in 
innocence�察�at a second glance�察�I started�察�for of these 
stones�察�my child�察�some had first seen the day in Africa�察�some 
in Brazil�察�while others�察�from their peculiar water and rude 
workmanship�察�I divined to be the spoil of ancient temples。  
Thus put upon the scent�察�I made inquiries。  Oh�察�he is 
cunning�察�but I was cunninger than he。  He visited�察�I found�察�
the shop of every jeweller in town�察�to one he came with 
rubies�察�to one with emeralds�察�to one with precious beryl�察�to 
all�察�with this same story of the mine。  But in what mine�察�
what rich epitome of the earth's surface�察�were there 
conjoined the rubies of Ispahan�察�the pearls of Coromandel�察�
and the diamonds of Golconda�拭 �No�察�child�察�that man�察�for all 
his yacht and title�察�that man must fear and must obey me。  
To´night�察�then�察�as soon as it is dark�察�we must take our way 
through the swamp by the path which I shall presently show 
you�察�thence�察�across the highlands of the isle�察�a track is 
blazed�察�which shall conduct us to the haven on the north�察�and 
close by the yacht is riding。  Should my pursuers come before 
the hour at which I look to see them�察�they will still arrive 
too late�察�a trusty man attends on the mainland�察�as soon as 
they appear�察�we shall behold�察�if it be dark�察�the redness of a 
fire�察�if it be day�察�a pillar of smoke�察�on the opposing 
headland�察�and thus warned�察�we shall have time to put the 
swamp between ourselves and danger。  Meantime�察�I would 
conceal this bag�察�I would�察�before all things�察�be seen to 
arrive at the house with empty hands�察�a blabbing slave might 
else undo us。  For see��' he added�察�and holding up the bag�察�
which he had already shown me�察�he poured into my lap a shower 
of unmounted jewels�察�brighter than flowers�察�of every size and 
colour�察�and catching�察�as they fell�察�upon a million dainty 
facets�察�the ardour of the sun。

I could not restrain a cry of admiration。

'Even in your ignorant eyes��' pursued my father�察�'they 
command respect。  Yet what are they but pebbles�察�passive to 
the tool�察�cold as death�拭 �Ingrate��' he cried。  'Each one of 
these ´ miracles of nature's patience�察�conceived out of the 
dust in centuries of microscopical activity�察�each one is�察�for 
you and me�察�a year of life�察�liberty�察�and mutual affection。  
How�察�then�察�should I cherish them� �and why do I delay to place 
them beyond reach�  �Teresa�察�follow me。'

He rose to his feet�察�and led me to the borders of the great 
jungle�察�where they overhung�察�in a wall of poisonous and dusky 
foliage�察�the declivity of the hill on which my father's house 
stood planted。  For some while he skirted�察�with attentive 
eyes�察�the margin of the thicket。  Then�察�seeming to recognise 
some mark�察�for his countenance became immediately lightened 
of a load of thought�察�he paused and addressed me。  'Here��' 
said he�察�'is the entrance of the secret path that I have 
mentioned�察�and here you shall await me。  I but pass some 
hundreds of yards into the swamp to bury my poor treasure�察�as 
soon as that is safe�察�I will return。'  It was in vain that I 
sought to dissuade him�察�urging the dangers of the place�察�in 
vain that I begged to be allowed to follow�察�pleading the 
black blood that I now knew to circulate in my veins�此 �to all 
my appeals he turned a deaf ear�察�and�察�bending back a portion 
of the screen of bushes�察�disappeared into the pestilential 
silence of the swamp。

At the end of a full hour�察�the bushes were once more thrust 
aside�察�and my father stepped from out the thicket�察�and paused 
and almost staggered in the first shock of the blinding 
sunlight。  His face was of a singular dusky red�察�and yet for 
all the heat of the tropical noon�察�he did not seem to sweat。

'You are tired��' I cried�察�springing to meet him。  'You are 
ill。'

'I am tired��' he replied�察�'the air in that jungle stifles 
one�察�my eyes�察�besides�察�have grown accustomed to its gloom�察�
and the strong sunshine pierces them like knives。  A moment�察�
Teresa�察�give me but a moment。  All shall yet be well。  I have 
buried the hoard under a cypress�察�immediately beyond the 
bayou�察�on the left´hand margin of the path�察�beautiful�察�bright 
things�察�they now lie whelmed in slime�察�you shall find them 
there�察�if needful。  But come�察�let us to the house�察�it is time 
to eat against our journey of the night�此 �to eat and then to 
sleep�察�my poor Teresa�此 �then to sleep。'  And he looked upon 
me out of bloodshot eyes�察�shaking his head as if in pity。

We went hurriedly�察�for he kept murmuring that he had been 
gone too long�察�and that the servants might suspect�察�passed 
through the airy stretch of the verandah�察�and came at length 
into the grateful twilight of the shuttered house。  The meal 
was spread�察�the house servants�察�already informed by the 
boatmen of the master's return�察�were all back at their posts�察�
and terrified�察�as I could see�察�to face me。  My father still 
murmuring of haste with weary and feverish pertinacity�察�I 
hurried at once to take my place at table�察�but I had no 
sooner left his arm than he paused and thrust forth both his 
hands with a strange gesture of groping。  'How is this��' he 
cried�察�in a sharp�察�unhuman voice。  'Am I blind��'  I ran to 
him and tried to lead him to the table�察�but he resisted and 
stood stiffly where he was�察�opening and shutting his jaws�察�as 
if in a painful effort after breath。  Then suddenly he raised 
both hands to his temples�察�cried out�察�'My head�察�my head��' and 
reeled and fell against the wall。

I knew too well what it must be。  I turned and begged the 
servants to relieve him。  But they�察�with one accord�察�denied 
the possibility of hope�察�the master had gone into the swamp�察�
they said�察�the master must die�察�all help was idle。  Why 
should I dwell upon his sufferings�拭 �I had him carried to a 
bed�察�and watched beside him。  He lay still�察�and at times 
ground his teeth�察�and talked at times unintelligibly�察�only 
that one word of hurry�察�hurry�察�coming distinctly to my ears�察�
and telling me that�察�even in the last struggle with the 
powers of death�察�his mind was still tortured by his 
daughter's peril。  The sun had gone down�察�the darkness had 
fallen�察�when I perceived that I was alone on this unhappy 
earth。  What thought had I of flight�察�of safety�察�of the 
impending dangers of my situation�拭 �Beside the body of my 
last friend�察�I had forgotten all except the natural pangs of 
my bereavement。

The sun was some four hours above the eastern line�察�when I 
was recalled to a knowledge of the things of earth�察�by the 
entrance of the slave´girl to whom I have already referred。  
The poor soul was indeed devotedly attached to me�察�and it was 
with streaming tears that she broke to me the import of her 
coming。  With the first light of dawn a boat had reached our 
landing´place�察�and set on shore upon our isle ��till now so 
fortunate�� a party of officers bearing a warrant to arrest my 
father's person�察�and a man of a gross body and low manners�察�
who declared the island�察�the plantation�察�and all its human 
chattels�察�to be now his own。  'I think��' said my slave´girl�察�
'he must be a politician or some very powerful sorcerer�察�for 
Madam Mendizabal had no sooner seen them coming�察�than she 
took to the woods。'

'Fool��' said I�察�'it was the officers she feared�察�and at any 
rate why does that beldam still dare to pollute the island 
with her presence�拭 �And O Cora��' I exclaimed�察�remembering my 
grief�察�'what matter all these troubles to an orphan��'

'Mistress��' said she�察�'I must remind you of two things。  
Never speak as you do now of Madam Mendizabal�察�or never to a 
person of colour�察�for she is the most powerful woman in this 
world�察�and her real name even�察�if one durst pronounce it�察�
were a spell to raise the dead。  And whatever you do�察�speak 
no more of her to your unhappy Cora�察�for though it is 
possible she may be afraid of the police ��and indeed I think 
that I have heard she is in hiding���察�and though I know that 
you will laugh and not believe�察�yet it is true�察�and proved�察�
and known that she hears every word that people utter in this 
whole vast world�察�and your poor Cora is already deep enough 
in her black books。  She looks at me�察�mistress�察�till my blood 
turns ice。  That is the first I had to say�察�and now for the 
second�此 �do�察�pray�察�for Heaven's sake�察�bear in mind that you 
are no longer the poor Senor's daughter。  He is gone�察�dear 
gentleman�察�and now you are no more than a common slave´girl 
like myself。  The man to whom you belong calls for you�察�oh�察�
my dear mistress�察�go at once�  �With your youth and beauty�察�
you may still�察�if you are winning and obedient�察�secure 
yourself an easy life。'

For a moment I looked on the creature with the indignation 
you may conceive�察�the next�察�it was gone�此 �she did but speak 
after her kind�察�as the bird sings or cattle bellow。  'Go��' 
said I。  'Go�察�Cora。  I thank you for your kind intentions。  
Leave me alone one moment with my dead father�察�and tell this 
man that I will come at once。'

She went�此 �and I�察�turning to the bed of death�察�addressed to 
those deaf ears the last appeal and defence of my beleaguered 
innocence。  'Father��' I said�察�'it was your last thought�察�even 
in the pangs of dissolution�察�that your daughter should escape 
disgrace。  Here�察�at your side�察�I swear to you that purpose 
shall be carried out�察�by what means�察�I know not�察�by crime�察�if 
need be�察�and Heaven forgive both you and me and our 
oppressors�察�and Heaven help my helplessness��'  Thereupon I 
felt strengthened as by long repose�察�stepped to the mirror�察�
ay�察�even in that chamber of the dead�察�hastily arranged my 
hair�察�refreshed my tear´worn eyes�察�breathed a dumb farewell 
to the originator of my days and sorrows�察�and composing my 
features to a smile�察�went forth to meet my master。

He was in a great�察�hot bustle�察�reviewing that house�察�once 
ours�察�to which he had but now succeeded�察�a corpulent�察�
sanguine man of middle age�察�sensual�察�vulgar�察�humorous�察�and�察�
if I judged rightly�察�not ill´disposed by nature。  But the 
sparkle that came into his eye a

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