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by shore and sedge(紐眠才巳課都)-及15何蛍
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gentleman was the Prince。 Would he present Monsieur's card�拭�
They were entering the hotel。 The Prince was a little�察 �inoffensive´
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looking man�察�the lady an evident countrywoman of my own�察�and the child´
´was�察�yet was NOT�察�Sarah� �There was the face�察�the outline�察�the figurebut
the life�察�the verve�察�the audacity�察�was wanting� �I could contain myself no
longer。
;Pardon an inquisitive compatriot�察�madam�察─�I said�察 �but I heard you a
few moments ago address this young lady by the name of a very dear
young friend�察�whom I knew twenty years agoSarah Walker。 Am I right�拭─�
The Prince stopped and gazed at us both with evident affright�察 �then
suddenly recognizing in my freedom some wild American indecorum�察�
doubtless provoked by the presence of another of my species�察 �which he
really was not expected to countenance�察�retreated behind the portier。 The
circumstance by no means increased the good´will of the lady�察 �as she
replied somewhat haughtily�此�
;The Principessina is named Sarah Walker�察�after her mother's maiden
name。;
;Then this IS Sarah Walker's daughter� ─�I said joyfully。
;She is the daughter of the Prince and Princess of Monte Castello�察─�
corrected the lady frigidly。
;I had the pleasure of knowing her mother very well。; I stopped and
blushed。 Did I really know Sarah Walker very well�拭 �And would Sarah
Walker know me now�拭�Or would it not be very like her to go back on me�拭�
There was certainly anything but promise in the feeble´minded�察�vacuous
copy of Sarah before me。 I was yet hesitating�察�when the Prince�察�who had
possibly received some quieting assurance from the portier�察 �himself
stepped forward�察 �stammered that the Princess would�察 �without doubt�察 �be
charmed to receive me later�察�and skipped upstairs�察�leaving the impression
on my mind that he contemplated ordering his bill at once。 There was no
excuse for further prolonging the interview。 ;Say good´by to the strange
gentleman�察 �Sarah�察─ �suggested Sarah's companion stiffly。 I looked at the
child in the wild hope of recognizing some prompt resistance to the
suggestion that would have identified her with the lost Sarah of my youth´
´but in vain。 ;Good´by�察 �sir�察 �said the affected little creature�察 �dropping a
mechanical curtsey。 ;Thank you very much for remembering my mother。;
;Good´by�察�Sarah� ─�It was indeed good´by forever。
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For on my way to my room I came suddenly upon the Prince�察 �in a
recess of the upper hall�察�addressing somebody through an open door with a
querulous protest�察�whose wild extravagance of statement was grotesquely
balanced by its utter feeble timidity of manner。 ;It is�察─ �said the Prince�察�
;indeed a grave affair。 We have here hundreds of socialists�察 �emissaries
from lawless countries and impossible places�察 �who travel thousands of
miles to fall upon our hearts and embrace us。 They establish an espionage
over us�察�they haunt our walks in incredible numbers�察�they hang in droves
upon our footsteps�察�Heaven alone saves us from a public osculation at any
moment� �They openly allege that they have dandled us on their knees at
recent periods�察 �washed and dressed us�察 �and would do so still。 Our
happiness�察�our security;
;Don't be a fool�察�Prince。 Do shut up� ─�
The Prince collapsed and shrank away�察 �and I hurried past the open
door。 A tall�察 �magnificent´looking woman was standing before a glass�察�
arranging her heavy red hair。 The face�察�which had been impatiently turned
towards the door�察�had changed again to profile�察�with a frown still visible
on the bent brow。 Our eyes met as I passed。 The next moment the door
slammed�察�and I had seen the last of Sarah Walker。
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A SHIP OF '49
I
It had rained so persistently in San Francisco during the first week of
January�察�1854�察�that a certain quagmire in the roadway of Long Wharf had
become impassable�察 �and a plank was thrown over its dangerous depth。
Indeed�察�so treacherous was the spot that it was alleged�察�on good authority�察�
that a hastily embarking traveler had once hopelessly lost his portmanteau�察�
and was fain to dispose of his entire interest in it for the sum of two dollars
and fifty cents to a speculative stranger on the wharf。 As the stranger's
search was rewarded afterwards only by the discovery of the body of a
casual Chinaman�察 �who had evidently endeavored wickedly to anticipate
him�察 �a feeling of commercial insecurity was added to the other
eccentricities of the locality。
The plank led to the door of a building that was a marvel even in the
chaotic frontier architecture of the street。 The houses on either side
irregular frames of wood or corrugated ironbore evidence of having been
quickly thrown together�察 �to meet the requirements of the goods and
passengers who were once disembarked on what was the muddy beach of
the infant city。 But the building in question exhibited a certain elaboration
of form and design utterly inconsistent with this idea。 The structure
obtruded a bowed front to the street�察�with a curving line of small windows�察�
surmounted by elaborate carvings and scroll work of vines and leaves�察�
while below�察 �in faded gilt letters�察 �appeared the legend ;Pontiac
Marseilles。; The effect of this incongruity was startling。 It is related that
an inebriated miner�察�impeded by mud and drink before its door�察�was found
gazing at its remarkable facade with an expression of the deepest
despondency。 ;I hev lived a free life�察�pardner�察─�he explained thickly to the
Samaritan who succored him�察 �and every time since I've been on this six
weeks' jamboree might have kalkilated it would come to this。 Snakes I've
seen afore now�察�and rats I'm not unfamiliar with�察�but when it comes to the
starn of a ship risin' up out of the street�察�I reckon it's time to pass in my
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