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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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