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entrancingly  lovely  as   she  stood   there�察 �with   the  pale   moonbeams   falling 

full on her。 

     Then she turned to go in�察�but as Euchre Buck stepped forward with an 

admonishing cough�察�she waited and looked round at him。 



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     ;Miss�察─�said he�察�holding out a big revolver in his hard fist�察 �you take 

this yer gun�察�an' ef any one whistles�察�or otherwise disturbs you�察�let a hole 

into him straight away�察�an' we'll see him buried decent。; 

     But Miss Musgrave courteously�察�and with profuse thanks�察�refused the 

offer�察�and�察�saying that she had perfect confidence in all who were around 

her�察  �gave   Euchre   Buck   a   bewitching   smile�察  �went   inside�察  �and   closed   the 

door after he。 

     Then   the   diggers   returned   to   Gustav   Werstein's   American   Bar   and 

discussed the new arrival。 

     ;I known Noomarket an' Hascot an' Hepson�察�an' all the places where 

swells goes in England�察─�said Jockey Bill�察�enthusiastically�察 �but never one 

come there as pretty as she�察�stop my license if ther' did。; 

     ;Grand eyes�察�hain't she�拭─�said Tommy Dartmoor。 ;Regular fust´water 

'uns。 Here's to 'em� ─�

     ;And´a´hoof� �See it peep below her gownd。 S' welp me ef it wer' es 

big as my 'bacca´box� ─�

     ;An'   'er   close�察  �gentlemen�   �Made   to   measure�察  �every   thread   on   'em�察  �I 

allow。; 

     ;She's   a   lady�察  �boys�察─  �exclaimed   he   who   had   offered   to   see   after   a 

funeral�察 �a reg'lar slap´up�察�high´toned�察�blow´yer´eyes´don't´touch´me lady�察�

an'   as   she   sees   fit   to   do   the   civil   to   this   fellar;striking   himself   on   the 

chest;he's just going to drop his professional name�察�an' arsk yer to call 

him Mister Samuel K。 Gregson�察�Esquire。 Play on that。; 

     Next    morning     the  inhabitants    of   Big   Stone   Hole    were   startled   by 

reading this announcement outside the  cabin which Dan had resigned   to 

Miss Musgrave�此�

     SINGING AND MUSIC TAUGHT。 LITERARY WORK DONE。 

     It was printed on a card�察�which was affixed to the door by means of a 

drawing´pin�察�and from within came the sound of a contralto voice singing 

to a guitar   accompaniment。 One by one the   male residents of Big   Stone 

Hole   drew   near   to   that   iron´roofed   hut   and   stopped   to   listen�察  �but   after 

commenting on the innovation in gleeful whispers for guitar had never 

twanged   in   that   part   of Africa   beforethey  moved   on   to   their   work。   No 

consideration could cause them to neglect that。 They might fritter away the 



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dull�察  �rough   gems   when   they   had   found   them�察  �but   the   lust   of   handling 

diamonds once was the strongest passion they knew。 And so the day's toil 

was not curtailed�察�but at the conclusion Miss Musgrave had an application 

for instruction in music from every man in the camp�察�with one exception。 

This   one   defaulter   was   Euchre   Buck。   He   owned   to   having   no   ear   for 

musicthereby       exhibiting     more   honesty     than   many    of  the   othersand 

confessed to knowing only two tunes�察�one of which was ;Hail Columbia�察─�

and the otherwasn't�察�and so he said he wanted some ;literary work done。; 

He proposed to Miss Musgrave that she should write a history of his life at 

half    a  guinea    a  page�察  �therebycute     Yankee     that   he  wasthinking      to 

appropriate the whole of her time。 

     But embarrassed by all these calls upon her�察�and obviously unable to 

satisfy each of them�察�Miss Musgrave turned for help to the Scholar�察�whom 

she appeared to regard as her special adviser�察�and he�察�promising a solution 

of the difficulty in half an hour�察�drew off the whole crowd to the American 

Bar�察�where the question was thrashed out in all its points。 

     It was clearly evident that Miss Musgrave could not surrender to each 

individual the whole of her evening�察�even if any one had been willing to 

let   his   neighbor   monopolise   it�察  �which   no   one   was�察  �and   therefore   it   was 

necessary      to  formulate     some    scheme     by   which    her   talents   might    be 

distributed   over   a   larger   area。   But   what   the   scheme   should   be   was   not 

settled all in a minute。 One man wanted to hear her sing�察�another to hear 

her talk�察�another was willing to give five pounds an hour for the privilege 

of    talking   to  her。   After   a  lengthened     discussion�察    �which    was    excited 

throughout�察�and at times verged on the warlike�察�it was decided to effect a 

compromisesubject�察  �of   course�察  �to   Miss   Musgrave's   inclinations�察  �and   a 

deputation was sent to learn her views on the subject。 

     There was no assembly´room in the place�察�excepting Werstein's saloon�察�

which�察�of   course�察  �was not   available   for such   a purpose��and so   it   was 

proposed to her�察�with much humility�察�that she should take up her position 

in the evenings on a chair outside her hut�察�and there discourse such vocal 

and instrumental music as she saw fit�察�interlarding the same with friendly 

conversation。 What was she to talk about�拭�Anythingabsolutely anything。 

They   didn't   mind   what   it   was�察  �so   long   as   they   heard   her   voice。   Five 



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shillings�察�the committee had decided�察�was to be paid by every  man who 

came within earshot。 And any one who wanted a free list was requested to 

argue the matter out with Euchre Buck。 

     This call upon her powers seemed to take Miss Musgrave aback。 

     ;I have never sung in public�察─�she pleaded�察�rather nervously。 ;Indeed�察�

my voice is not good enough for it�察�really it isn't。 Only I thought I could 

teach a little perhaps�察�and that is why I came here。 You see�察�mother�察�is an 

invalid�察�and we were so very poor that; 

     ;Miss�察─�broke in Jockey Bill�察 �call it ten bob a 'ead�察�an' just 'um to us。; 

     ;Oh no�察�Mr。 William�察�it was not the money that I thought about�察�indeed�察�

five shillings would be far too much。 But if you think that I should be able 

to amuse you at all�察�I would do my very bestbelieve me�察�I would。; 

     ;Miss�察─  �growled   Dan�察  �with   a   clumsy   endeavour   to   chase   away   her 

diffidence�察 �all we asks is fer you to sit near us fer a spell。 Ef you sings or 

plays�察�we'd be proud�察�ef you just looks an' talks�察�we'd be pleased。; 

     So in the end Miss Musgrave yielded to the wishes of the community�察�

and the nightly conclave in the American Bar became so much a thing of 

the   past   that   Gustav   Werstein   was   heard   to   threaten   another   emigration。 

The songs were to the diggers new�察�and yet not new。 There was nothing of 

the music´ha
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