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absolutely      nothing�察    �for   I   am    strong    and    well    nowsee� ─     �he   said 

tremblingly。      ;Or   for   a  whimfor     a  folly   you   may   say�察   �that  they   will 

misunderstand。 No�察�Mademoiselle is good�察�is wise。 She will say to herself�察�

'I understand�察�my friend Monsieur de Ferrieres for the moment has a secret。 

He   would   seem   poor�察  �he   would   take   the   role   of   artisan�察  �he   would   shut 

himself up in these wallsperhaps I may guess why�察�but it is his secret。 I 

think   of   it   no   more。';   He   caught   her   hand   in   his   with   a   gesture   that   he 

would   have   made   one   of   gallantry�察  �but   that   in   its   tremulous   intensity 

became a piteous supplication。 

     ;I have said nothing�察�and will say nothing�察�if you wish it�察─�said Rosey 

hastily�察 �but others may find out how you live here。 This is not fit work for 

you。 You seem to be aa gentleman。 You ought to be a lawyer�察�or a doctor�察�

or   in   a   bank�察─  �she   continued   timidly�察  �with   a   vague   enumeration   of   the 

prevailing degrees of local gentility。 

     He dropped her hand。 ;Ah� �does not Mademoiselle comprehend that it 

is BECAUSE I am a gentleman that there is nothing between it and this�拭�

Look� ─�he continued almost fiercely。 ;What if I told you it is the lawyer�察�it 

is the doctor�察�it is the banker that brings me�察�a gentleman�察�to this�察�eh�拭�Ah�察�

bah� �What do I say�拭�This is honest�察�what I do� �But the lawyer�察�the banker�察�

the   doctor�察  �what   are   they�拭─  �He   shrugged   his   shoulders�察  �and   pacing   the 

apartment   with   a   furtive   glance   at   the   half   anxious�察  �half   frightened   girl�察�

suddenly stopped�察�dragged a small portmanteau from behind the heap of 

bales and opened it。 ;Look�察�Mademoiselle�察─�he said�察�tremulously lifting a 

handful of worn and soiled letters and papers。 ;Lookthese are the tools of 

your banker�察�your lawyer�察�your doctor。 With this the banker will make you 



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poor�察�the lawyer will prove you a thief�察�the doctor will swear you are crazy�察�

eh�拭�What   shall   you   call   the   work   of   a   gentlemanthis;he   dragged   the 

pile of cushions forward;or this�拭─�

     To the young girl's observant eyes some of the papers appeared to be 

of a legal or official character�察�and others like bills of lading�察�with which 

she   was   familiar。   Their   half´theatrical   exhibition   reminded   her   of   some 

play   she   had   seen�察  �they   might   be   the   clue   to   some   story�察  �or   the   mere 

worthless hoardings of a diseased fancy。 Whatever they were�察�de Ferrieres 

did   not   apparently   care   to   explain   further�察  �indeed�察  �the   next   moment   his 

manner   changed   to   his   old   absurd   extravagance。   ;But   this   is   stupid   for 

Mademoiselle   to   hear。  What   shall   we   speak   of�拭�Ah�察  �what   SHOULD   we 

speak of in Mademoiselle's presence�拭─�

     ;But are not these papers valuable�拭─�asked Rosey�察�partly to draw her 

host's thoughts back to their former channel。 

     ;Perhaps。;     He   paused    and   regarded     the  young    girl  fixedly。  ;Does 

Mademoiselle think so�拭─�

     ;I don't know�察─�said Rosey。 ;How should I�拭─�

     ;Ah� �if Mademoiselle thought soif Mademoiselle would deign; He 

stopped again and placed his hand upon his forehead。 ;It might be so� ─�he 

muttered。 

     ;I must go now�察─�said Rosey�察�hurriedly�察�rising with an awkward sense 

of constraint。 ;Father will wonder where I am。; 

     ;I shall explain。 I will accompany you�察�Mademoiselle。; 

     ;No�察�no�察─�said Rosey�察�quickly�察 �he must not know I have been here� ─�

She stopped。 The honest blush flew to her cheek�察�and then returned again�察�

because she had blushed。 

     De Ferrieres gazed at her with an exalted look。 Then drawing himself 

to his full height�察�he said�察�with an exaggerated and indescribable gesture�察�

;Go�察    �my   child�察  �go。   Tell  your    father  that   you   have    been   alone    and 

unprotected in the abode of poverty and suffering�察�butthat it was in the 

presence of Armand de Ferrieres。; 

     He threw open the door with a bow that nearly swept the ground�察�but 

did not again offer to take her hand。 At once impressed and embarrassed at 

this crowning incongruity�察�her pretty lip trembled between a smile and a 



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cry as she said�察 �Good´night�察─�and slipped away into the darkness。 

     Erect   and   grotesque   de   Ferrieres   retained   the   same   attitude   until   the 

sound of her footsteps was lost�察�when he slowly began to close the door。 

But    a  strong   arm   arrested    it  from   without�察   �and   a  large  carpeted    foot 

appeared at the bottom of the narrowing opening。 The door yielded�察�and 

Mr。 Abner Nott entered the room。 



                                                IV 



       With an exclamation   and a   hurried glance around   him�察�de   Ferrieres 

threw  himself   before   the intruder。   But   slowly  lifting his   large   hand�察  �and 

placing it on his lodger's breast�察�he quietly overbore the sick man's feeble 

resistance with an impact of power that seemed almost as moral as it was 

physical。 He did not appear to take any notice of the room or its miserable 

surroundings�察  �indeed�察  �scarcely   of   the   occupant。   Still   pushing   him�察  �with 

abstracted eyes and immobile face�察�to the chair that Rosey had just quitted�察�

he made him sit down�察�and then took up his own position on the pile of 

cushions      opposite。    His   usually   underdone      complexion      was    of  watery 

blueness�察  �but   his   dull�察  �abstracted   glance   appeared   to   exercise   a   certain 

dumb�察�narcotic fascination on his lodger。 

     ;I   mout�察─  �said   Nott�察  �slowly�察   �hev   laid   ye   out   here   on   sight�察  �without 

enny warnin'�察�or dropped ye in yer tracks in Montgomery Street�察�wherever 

ther was room to work a six´shooter in comf'ably�拭�Johnson�察�of Petaluny 

him�察�ye know�察�ez had a game eyefetched Flynn comin' outer meetin' one 

Sunday�察�and it was only on account of his wife�察�and she a second´hand one�察�

so   to  speak。   There    was   Walker�察  �of   Contra     Costa�察  �plugged     that  young 

Sacramento chap�察�whose name I disremember�察�full o' holes just ez HE was 

sayin'   'Good   by'   to   his   darter。   I   mout   hev   done   all   this   if   it   had   settled 

things to please me。 For while you and Flynn and that Sacramento chap ez 

all about the same sort o' men�察�Rosey's a different kind from their sort o' 

women。; 

     ;Mademoiselle is an angel� ─�said de Ferrieres�察�suddenly rising�察�with an 

excess of extravagance。 ;A saint� �Look� �I cram the lie�察�ha� �down his throat 

who challenges it。; 

     ;Ef   by   mam'selle   ye   mean   my   Rosey�察─  �said   Nott�察  �quietly   laying   his 



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powerful hands on de Ferrieres's shoulders�察�and slowly pinning him down 

again upon his chair�察 �ye're about right�察�though she ain't mam'selle yet。 Ez 

I was sayin'�察�I might hev killed you off´hand if I hed thought it would hev 

been a good thing for Rosey。; 

     ;For her�拭�Ah�察�well� �Look�察�I am ready�察─�interrupted de Ferrieres�察�again 

springing to his feet�察�and throwing open his coat with both hands。 ;See� �

here at my heartfire� ─�

     ;Ez I was sayin'�察─�continued Nott�察�once more pressing the excited man 

down in his chair�察 �I might hev wiped ye outand mebbee ye wouldn't hev 

keeredor YOU might hev wiped ME out�察�and I mout hev said�察�'Thank'ee��' 

but   I   reckon   this   ain't   a   case   for   what's   comf'able   for   you   and   me。   It's 

what's good for ROSEY。 And the thing to kalkilate is�察�what's to be done。; 

     His   small   round   eyes   for   the   first   time   rested   on   de   Ferrieres's   face�察�

and   were   quickly   withdrawn。   It   was   evident   that   this   abstracted   look�察�

which   had   fascinated   his   lodger�察  �was   merely   a   resolute   avoidance   of   de 

Ferrieres's   glance�察  �and   it   became   apparent   later   that   this   avoidance   was 

due to a ludicrous appreciation of de Ferrieres's attractions。 

     ;And   after   we've   done   THAT   we   must   kalkilate   what   Rosey   is�察  �and 

what   Rosey   wants。   P'raps�察  �ye   allow�察  �YOU   know   what   Rosey   is�拭  �P'raps 

you've seen her prance round in velvet bonnets and white satin slippers�察�

and sich。 P'raps you've seen her readin' tracks and v'yages�察�without waitin' 

to spell a word�察�or catch her breath。 But that ain't the Rosey ez I know。 It's 

a little child ez uster crawl in and out the tail´board of a Mizzouri wagon 

on the alcali pizoned plains�察�where there wasn't another bit of God's mercy 

on yearth to be seen for miles and miles。 It's a little gal as uster hunger and 

thirst ez quiet and mannerly ez she now eats and drinks in plenty�察�whose 

voice   was   ez   steady   with   Injins   yelling   round   her   nest   in   the   leaves   on 

Sweetwater ez in her purty cabin up yonder。 THAT'S the gal ez I know� �

That's the Rosey ez my ole woman puts into my arms one night arter we 

left   Laramie   when   the   fever   was   high�察  �and   sez�察  �'Abner��'   sez   she�察  �'the 

chariot is swingin' low for me to´night�察�but thar ain't room in it for her or 

you to git in or hitch on。 Take her and rare her�察�so we kin all jine on the 

other shore��' sez she。 And I'd knowed the other shore wasn't no Kaliforny。 

And that night�察�p'raps�察�the chariot swung lower than ever before�察�and my 



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ole woman stepped into it�察�and left

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