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jewel mine�察�a sort of naval agency�察�et caetera�察�and I am on 
the point of breaking up my company�察�and retiring to my place 
in Devonshire to pass a plain old age�察�unmarried。  One good 
turn deserves another�此 �if you swear to hold your tongue 
about this island�察�these little bonfire arrangements�察�and the 
whole episode of my unfortunate marriage�察�why�察�I'll carry you 
home aboard the NEMOROSA。'  I eagerly accepted his 
conditions。

'One thing more��' said he。  'My late wife was some sort of a 
sorceress among the blacks�察�and they are all persuaded she 
has come alive again in your agreeable person。  Now�察�you will 
have the goodness to keep up that fancy�察�if you please�察�and 
to swear to them�察�on the authority of Hoodoo or whatever his 
name may be�察�that I am from this moment quite a sacred 
character。'

'I swear it��' said I�察�'by my father's memory�察�and that is a 
vow that I will never break。'

'I have considerably better hold on you than any oath��' 
returned Sir George�察�with a chuckle�察�'for you are not only an 
escaped slave�察�but have�察�by your own account�察�a considerable 
amount of stolen property。'

I was struck dumb�察�I saw it was too true�察�in a glance�察�I 
recognised that these jewels were no longer mine�察�with 
similar quickness�察�I decided they should be restored�察�ay�察�if 
it cost me the liberty that I had just regained。  Forgetful 
of all else�察�forgetful of Sir George�察�who sat and watched me 
with a smile�察�I drew out Mr。 Caulder's pocket´book and turned 
to the page on which the dying man had scrawled his 
testament。  How shall I describe the agony of happiness and 
remorse with which I read it� �for my victim had not only set 
me free�察�but bequeathed to me the bag of jewels。

My plain tale draws towards a close。  Sir George and I�察�in my 
character of his rejuvenated wife�察�displayed ourselves arm´
in´arm among the negroes�察�and were cheered and followed to 
the place of embarkation。  There�察�Sir George�察�turning about�察�
made a speech to his old companions�察�in which he thanked and 
bade them farewell with a very manly spirit�察�and towards the 
end of which he fell on some expressions which I still 
remember。  'If any of you gentry lose your money��' he said�察�
'take care you do not come to me�察�for in the first place�察�I 
shall do my best to have you murdered�察�and if that fails�察�I 
hand you over to the law。  Blackmail won't do for me。  I'll 
rather risk all upon a cast�察�than be pulled to pieces by 
degrees。  I'll rather be found out and hang�察�than give a doit 
to one man´jack of you。'  That same night we got under way 
and crossed to the port of New Orleans�察�whence�察�as a sacred 
trust�察�I sent the pocket´book to Mr。 Caulder's son。  In a 
week's time�察�the men were all paid off�察�new hands were 
shipped�察�and the NEMOROSA weighed her anchor for Old England。

A more delightful voyage it were hard to fancy。  Sir George�察�
of course�察�was not a conscientious man�察�but he had an 
unaffected gaiety of character that naturally endeared him to 
the young�察�and it was interesting to hear him lay out his 
projects for the future�察�when he should be returned to 
Parliament�察�and place at the service of the nation his 
experience of marine affairs。  I asked him�察�if his notion of 
piracy upon a private yacht were not original。  But he told 
me�察�no。  'A yacht�察�Miss Valdevia��' he observed�察�'is a 
chartered nuisance。  Who smuggles�拭 �Who robs the salmon 
rivers of the West of Scotland�拭 �Who cruelly beats the 
keepers if they dare to intervene�拭 �The crews and the 
proprietors of yachts。  All I have done is to extend the line 
a trifle�察�and if you ask me for my unbiassed opinion�察�I do 
not suppose that I am in the least alone。'

In short�察�we were the best of friends�察�and lived like father 
and daughter�察�though I still withheld from him�察�of course�察�
that respect which is only due to moral excellence。

We were still some days' sail from England�察�when Sir George 
obtained�察�from an outward´bound ship�察�a packet of newspapers�察�
and from that fatal hour my misfortunes recommenced。  He sat�察�
the same evening�察�in the cabin�察�reading the news�察�and making 
savoury comments on the decline of England and the poor 
condition of the navy�察�when I suddenly observed him to change 
countenance。

'Hullo��' said he�察�'this is bad�察�this is deuced bad�察�Miss 
Valdevia。  You would not listen to sound sense�察�you would 
send that pocket´book to that man Caulder's son。'

'Sir George��' said I�察�'it was my duty。'

'You are prettily paid for it�察�at least��' says he�察�'and much 
as I regret it�察�I�察�for one�察�am done with you。  This fellow 
Caulder demands your extradition。'

'But a slave��' I returned�察�'is safe in England。'

'Yes�察�by George��' replied the baronet�察�'but it's not a slave�察�
Miss Valdevia�察�it's a thief that he demands。  He has quietly 
destroyed the will�察�and now accuses you of robbing your 
father's bankrupt estate of jewels to the value of a hundred 
thousand pounds。'

I was so much overcome by indignation at this hateful charge 
and concern for my unhappy fate that the genial baronet made 
haste to put me more at ease。

'Do not be cast down��' said he。  'Of course�察�I wash my hands 
of you myself。  A man in my position ´ baronet�察�old family�察�
and all that ´ cannot possibly be too particular about the 
company he keeps。  But I am a deuced good´humoured old boy�察�
let me tell you�察�when not ruffled�察�and I will do the best I 
can to put you right。  I will lend you a trifle of ready 
money�察�give you the address of an excellent lawyer in London�察�
and find a way to set you on shore unsuspected。'

He was in every particular as good as his word。  Four days 
later�察�the NEMOROSA sounded her way�察�under the cloak of a 
dark night�察�into a certain haven of the coast of England�察�and 
a boat�察�rowing with muffled oars�察�set me ashore upon the 
beach within a stone's throw of a railway station。  Thither�察�
guided by Sir George's directions�察�I groped a devious way�察�
and finding a bench upon the platform�察�sat me down�察�wrapped 
in a man's fur great´coat�察�to await the coming of the day。  
It was still dark when a light was struck behind one of the 
windows of the building�察�nor had the east begun to kindle to 
the warmer colours of the dawn�察�before a porter carrying a 
lantern�察�issued from the door and found himself face to face 
with the unfortunate Teresa。  He looked all about him�察�in the 
grey twilight of the dawn�察�the haven was seen to lie 
deserted�察�and the yacht had long since disappeared。

'Who are you��' he cried。

'I am a traveller��' said I。

'And where do you come from��' he asked。

'I am going by the first train to London��' I replied。

In such manner�察�like a ghost or a new creation�察�was Teresa 
with her bag of jewels landed on the shores of England�察�in 
this silent fashion�察�without history or name�察�she took her 
place among the millions of a new country。

Since then�察�I have lived by the expedients of my lawyer�察�
lying concealed in quiet lodgings�察�dogged by the spies of 
Cuba�察�and not knowing at what hour my liberty and honour may 
be lost。



THE BROWN BOX ��CONCLUDED��



THE effect of this tale on the mind of Harry Desborough was 
instant and convincing。  The Fair Cuban had been already the 
loveliest�察�she now became�察�in his eyes�察�the most romantic�察�
the most innocent�察�and the most unhappy of her sex。  He was 
bereft of words to utter what he felt�此 �what pity�察�what 
admiration�察�what youthful envy of a career so vivid and 
adventurous。  'O madam��' he began�察�and finding no language 
adequate to that apostrophe�察�caught up her hand and wrung it 
in his own。  'Count upon me��' he added�察�with bewildered 
fervour�察�and getting somehow or other out of the apartment 
and from the circle of that radiant sorceress�察�he found 
himself in the strange out´of´doors�察�beholding dull houses�察�
wondering at dull passers´by�察�a fallen angel。  She had smiled 
upon him as he left�察�and with how significant�察�how beautiful 
a smile�  �The memory lingered in his heart�察�and when he found 
his way to a certain restaurant where music was performed�察�
flutes ��as it were of Paradise�� accompanied his meal。  The 
strings went to the melody of that parting smile�察�they 
paraphrased and glossed it in the sense that he desired�察�and 
for the first time in his plain and somewhat dreary life�察�he 
perceived himself to have a taste for music。

The next day�察�and the next�察�his meditations moved to that 
delectable air。  Now he saw her�察�and was favoured�察�now saw 
her not at all�察�now saw her and was put by。  The fall of her 
foot upon the stair entranced him�察�the books that he sought 
out and read were books on Cuba�察�and spoke of her indirectly�察�
nay�察�and in the very landlady's parlour�察�he found one that 
told of precisely such a hurricane�察�and�察�down to the smallest 
detail�察�confirmed ��had confirmation been required�� the truth 
of her recital。  Presently he began to fall into that 
prettiest mood of a young love�察�in which the lover scorns 
himself for his presumption。  Who was he�察�the dull one�察�the 
commonplace unemployed�察�the man without adventure�察�the 
impure�察�the untruthful�察�to aspire to such a creature made of 
fire and air�察�and hallowed and adorned by such incomparable 
passages of life�拭 �What should he do�察�to be more worthy�拭�by 
what devotion�察�call down the notice of these eyes to so 
terrene a being as himself��

He betook himself�察�thereupon�察�to the rural privacy of the 
square�察�where�察�being a lad of a kind heart�察�he had made 
himself a circle of acquaintances among its shy frequenters�察�
the half´domestic cats and the visitors that hung before the 
windows of the Children's Hospital。  There he walked�察�
considering the depth of his demerit and the height of the 
adored one's super´excellence�察�now lighting upon earth to say 
a pleasant word to the brother of some infant invalid�察�now�察�
with a great heave of breath�察�remembering the queen of women�察�
and the sunshine of his life。

What was he to do�拭 �Teresa�察�he had observed�察�was in the habit 
of leaving the house towards afternoon�此 �she might�察�
perchance�察�run danger from some Cuban emissary�察�when the 
presence of a friend might turn the balance in her favour�此 �
how�察�then�察�if he should follow her�拭 �To offer his company 
would

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