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to guard the Trust with my own personal and private capital�察�I knew that 

there might be   some comment on   my action。   It was a delicate matter to 

show   any   preference   or   exclusion   at   such   a   moment�察  �and   I   took   two   or 

three    of  my    brother   directors   whom      I  thought   I  could   trust   into  my 

confidence。 I told them the whole story�察�and how the Trust was sacred。 I 

made a mistake�察�sir�察─�continued Pendleton sardonically�察 �a grave mistake。 I 

did not take into account that even in three years civilization and religion 

had   gained   ground   here。  There   was   a   hound   therea   blank   Judas   in   the 

Trust。 Well�察�he didn't see it。 I think he talked Scripture and morality。 He 

said something about the wages of sin being infamous�察�and only worthy of 

confiscation。 He talked about the sins of the father being visited upon the 

children�察�and justly。 I stopped him。 Well� �Do you know what's the matter 

with    my    ankle�拭   �Look� ─    �He    stopped    and�察  �with    some    difficulty   and 

invincible   gravity�察    �throwing    aside   his  dressing´gown�察  �turned       down    his 

stocking�察�and exposed to Paul's gaze the healed cicatrix of an old bullet´ 

wound。   ;Troubled   me   damnably   near   a   year。   Where   I   hit   HIMhasn't 

troubled him at all since� �



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     ;I think�察─�continued the colonel�察�falling back upon the pillow with an 

air of relief�察 �that he told othersof his own kidney�察�sir�察�though it was a 

secret   among gentlemen。  But   they  have preferred   to   be   silent   nowthan 

AFTERWARDS。 They know that I'm ready。 But I can't keep this up long�察�

some time�察�you know�察�they're bound to improve in practice and hit higher 

up� �As   far   as   I'm   concerned�察─  �he   added�察  �with   a   grim   glance   around   the 

faded   walls   and   threadbare   furniture�察   �it   don't   mind�察  �but   mine   isn't   the 

mouth to be stopped。; He paused�察�and then abruptly�察�yet with a sudden and 

pathetic   dropping   of   his   dominant   note�察  �said�此   �Hathaway�察  �you're   young�察�

and Hammersley liked youwhat's to be done�拭�I thought of passing over 

my tools to you。 You can shoot�察�and I hear you HAVE。 But the hl of it is 

that   if   you   dropped   a   man   or   two   people   would   ask WHY�察  �and   want   to 

know what it was about�察�while�察�when I do�察�nobody here thinks it anything 

but MY WAY� �I don't mean that it would hurt you with the crowd to wipe 

out one or two of these hounds during the canvass�察�but the trouble is that 

they belong to YOUR PARTY�察�and�察─�he added grimly�察 �that wouldn't help 

your career。; 

     ;But�察─  �said   Paul�察  �ignoring   the   sarcasm�察  �are   you   not   magnifying   the 

effect of a disclosure�拭�The girl is an heiress�察�excellently brought up。 Who 

will   bother   about   the   antecedents   of   the   mother�察  �who   has   disappeared�察�

whom she never knew�察�and who is legally dead to her�拭─�

     ;In   my   day�察  �sir�察  �no   one   who   knew   the   circumstances�察─  �returned   the 

colonel�察    �quickly。    ;But    we    are  living    in  a   blessed    era   of  Christian 

retribution and civilized propriety�察�and I believe there are a lot of men and 

women about who have no other way of showing their own virtue than by 

showing   up   another's   vice。   We're   in   a   reaction   of   reform。   It's   the   old 

drunkards   who   are   always   more   clamorous   for   total   abstinence   than   the 

moderately temperate。 I tell you�察�Hathaway�察�there couldn't be an unluckier 

moment for our secret coming out。; 

     ;But she will be of age soon。; 

     ;In two months。; 

     ;And sure to marry。; 

     ;Marry� ─  �repeated   Pendleton�察  �with   grim   irony。   ;Would   YOU   marry 

her�拭─�



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     ;That's another question�察─�said the young man�察�promptly�察 �and one of 

individual   taste�察  �but   it   does   not   affect   my   general   belief   that   she   could 

easily find a husband as good and better。; 

     ;Suppose she found one BEFORE the secret is out。 Ought he be told�拭─�

     ;Certainly。; 

     ;And that would imply telling HER�拭─�

     ;Yes�察─   �said   Paul�察  �but  not   so  promptly。    ;And    you    consider    THAT 

fulfilling    the  promise     of  the   Trustthe   pledges     exchanged     with    that 

woman�拭─�continued Pendleton�察�with glittering eyes and a return to his own 

dominant tone。 

     ;My     dear   colonel�察─   �said  Paul�察  �somewhat      less   positively�察  �but   still 

smiling�察 �you have made a romantic�察�almost impossible compact with Mrs。 

Howard that�察�you yourself are now obliged to admit�察�circumstances may 

prevent your carrying out substantially。 You forget�察�also�察�that you have just 

told me that you have already broken your pledgeunder circumstances�察�it 

is true�察�that do you honorand that now your desperate attempts to retrieve 

it  have    failed。  Now�察   �I  really  see   nothing    wrong    in  your   telling   to  a 

presumptive well´wisher of the girl what you have told to her enemy。; 

     There was a dead silence。 The prostrate man uttered a slight groan�察�as 

if in pain�察�and drew  up his leg to change his position。 After a pause�察�he 

said�察�in a restrained voice�察 �I differ from you�察�Mr。 Hathaway�察�but enough 

of this for the present。 I have something else to say。 It will be necessary for 

one of us to go at once to Santa Clara and see Miss Yerba Buena。; 

     ;Good heavens� ─�said Paul�察�quickly。 ;Do you call her THAT�拭─�

     ;Certainly�察�sir。 You gave her the name。 Have you forgotten�拭─�

     ;I   only   suggested   it�察─  �returned   Paul�察  �hopelessly�察   �but   no   matter   go 

on。; 

     ;I   cannot   go   there�察  �as   you   see�察─  �continued   Pendleton�察  �with   a   weary 

gesture towards his crippled ankle�察 �and I should particularly like you to 

see her before we make the joint disposition of her affairs with the Mayor�察�

two   months   hence。   I   have   some   papers   you   can   show   her�察  �and   I   have 

already written a letter introducing you to the Lady Superior at the convent�察�

and to her。 You have never seen her�拭─�

     ;No�察─�said Paul。 ;But of course you have�拭─�



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     ;Not for three years。; 

     Paul's eyes evidently expressed some wonder�察�for a moment after the 

colonel added�察 �I believe�察�Hathaway�察�I am looked upon as a queer survival 

of a rather lawless and improper past。 At least�察�I have thought it better not 

socially to compromise her by my presence。 The Mayor goes thereat the 

examinations and exercises�察�I believe�察�sir�察�they make a sort of reception for 

himwith aabanquet lemonade and speeches。; 

     ;I had intended to leave for Sacramento to´morrow night�察─�said Paul�察�

glancing curiously at the helpless man�察 �but I will go there if you wish。; 

     ;Thank you。 It will be better。; 

     There   were   a   few   words   of   further   explanation   of   the   papers�察  �and 

Pendleton placed the packet in his visitor's hands。 Paul rose。 Somehow�察�it 

appeared to him that the room looked more faded and forgotten than when 

he entered it�察�and the figure of the man before him more lonely�察�helpless�察�

and abandoned。 With one of his sympathetic impulses he said�此�

     ;I   don't   like  to  leave  you   here   alone。   Are   you   sure   you   can   help 

yourself without George�拭�Can I do anything before I go�拭─�

     ;I am quite accustomed to it�察─�said Pendleton�察�quietly。 ;It happens once 

or twice a year�察�and when I go outwellI miss more than I do here。; 

     He took Paul's proffered hand mechanically�察�with a slight return of the 

critical�察�doubting look he had cast upon him when he entered。 his voice�察�

too�察   �had   quite   recovered     its  old   dominance�察     �as  he   said�察  �with   half´ 

patronizing conventionality�察 �You'll have to find your way out alone。 Let 

me know how you have sped at Santa Clara�察�will you�拭�Good´by。; 

     The staircase and passage seemed to have grown shabbier and meaner 

as Paul�察�slowly and hesitatingly�察�descended to the street。 At the foot of the 

stairs he paused irresolutely�察�and loitered with a vague idea of turning back 

on   some   pretense�察  �only   that   he   might   relieve   himself   of   the   sense   of 

desertion。  He   had   already  determined   upon   making   that   inquiry  into   the 

colonel's personal   and pecuniary  affairs   which he had not dared   to  offer 

personally�察  �and   had   a   half´formed   plan   of   testing   his   own   power   and 

popularity in a certain line of relief that at once satisfied his sympathies 

and    ambitions。     Nevertheless�察    �after   reaching    the   street�察 �he   lingered   a 

moment�察�when an odd idea of temporizing with his inclinations struck him。 



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At the farther end of the hotelone of the parasites living on its decayed 

fortuneswas a small barber's shop。 By having his hair trimmed and his 

clothes brushed he could linger a little longer beneath the same roof with 

the helpless solitary�察�and perhaps come to some conclusion。 He entered the 

clean    but   scantily   furnished    shop�察  �and    threw   himself    into  one    of  the 

nearest chairs�察�hardly noting that there were no other customers�察�and that a 

single    assistant�察  �stropping    a  razor   behind    a  glass   door�察  �was    the  only 

occupant。   But   there   was   a   familiar   note   of   exaggerated   politeness   about 

the voice of this man as he opened the door and came towards the back of 

the chair with 

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