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entrance from the other street�察�we'll let him slide。 But as to that dd old 

Frenchman Ferrers�察�in the next loft�察�with his stuck´up airs and high´falutin 

style�察  �we   must   get   quit   of   him�察  �he's   regularly   gouged      me   in   that   ere 

horsehair spekilation。; 

     ;How can you say that�察�father� ─�said Rosey�察�with a slight increase of 

color。 ;It was your   own offer。 You know  those bales of curled horsehair 



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were left behind by the late tenant to pay his rent。 When Mr。 de Ferrieres 

rented the room afterwards�察�you told him you'd throw them in in the place 

of repairs and furniture。 It was your own offer。; 

     ;Yes�察�but I didn't reckon ther'd ever be a big price per pound paid for 

the darned stuff for sofys and cushions and sich。; 

     ;How do you know HE knew it�察�father�拭─�responded Rosey。 

     ;Then   why  did he   look   so silly  at   first�察 �and   then   put   on   airs   when   I 

joked him about it�察�eh�拭─�

     ;Perhaps he didn't understand your joking�察�father。 He's a foreigner�察�and 

shy and proud�察�andnot like the others。 I   don't think he knew  what   you 

meant then�察�any more than he believed he was making a bargain before。 

He may be poor�察�but I think he's beena agentleman。; 

     The     young     girl's   animation     penetrated     even     Mr。    Nott's   slow 

comprehension。 Her novel opposition�察�and even the prettiness it enhanced�察�

gave     him   a  dull  premonition      of  pain。   His   small   round    eyes   became 

abstracted�察�his mouth remained partly open�察�even his fresh color slightly 

paled。 

     ;You seem to have been takin' stock of this yer man�察�Rosey�察─�he said�察�

with a faint attempt at archness�察 �if he warn't ez old ez a crow�察�for all his 

young feathers�察�I'd think he was makin' up to you。; 

     But the passing glow had faded from her young cheeks�察�and her eyes 

wandered   again   to   her   book。   ;He   pays   his   rent   regularly   every   steamer 

night�察─�she said�察�quietly�察�as if dismissing an exhausted subject�察 �and he'll 

be here in a moment�察�I dare say。; She took up her book�察�and leaning her 

head on her hand�察�once more became absorbed in its pages。 

     An   uneasy   silence   followed。   The   rain   beat   against   the   windows�察  �the 

ticking of a clock became audible�察�but still Mr。 Nott sat with vacant eyes 

fixed on his daughter's face�察�and the constrained smile on his lips。 He was 

conscious that he had never seen her look so pretty before�察�yet he could 

not tell why this was no longer an unalloyed satisfaction。 Not but that he 

had always accepted the admiration of others for her as a matter of course�察�

but for the first time he became conscious that she not only had an interest 

in others�察�but apparently a superior knowledge of them。 How did she know 

these   things    about   this  man�察   �and   why   had   she   only   now   accidentally 



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spoken   of   them�拭  �HE   would   have   done   so。   All   this   passed   so   vaguely 

through   his   unreflective   mind�察  �that   he   was   unable   to   retain   any   decided 

impression�察  �but   the   far´reaching   one   that   his   lodger   had   obtained   some 

occult influence over her through the exhibition of his baleful skill in the 

horsehair speculation。 ;Them tricks is likely to take a young girl's fancy。 I 

must look arter her�察─�he said to himself softly。 

     A slow regular step in the gangway interrupted his paternal reflections。 

Hastily buttoning across his chest the pea´jacket which he usually wore at 

home as a single concession to his nautical surroundings�察�he drew himself 

up   with   something   of   the   assumption   of   a   ship´master�察  �despite   certain 

bucolic suggestions of his boots and legs。 The footsteps approached nearer�察�

and a tall figure suddenly stood in the doorway。 

     It was a figure so extraordinary that even in the strange masquerade of 

that   early  civilization   it   was   remarkable�察  �a   figure   with   whom  father   and 

daughter were already familiar without abatement of wonderthe figure of 

a rejuvenated old man�察�padded�察�powdered�察�dyed�察�and painted to the verge 

of caricature�察�but without a single suggestion of ludicrousness or humor。 A 

face   so   artificial   that   it   seemed   almost   a   mask�察  �but�察  �like   a   mask�察  �more 

pathetic   than   amusing。   He   was   dressed   in   the   extreme   of   fashion   of   a 

dozen      years   before�察   �his  pearl    gray   trousers    strapped     tightly   over   his 

varnished boots�察�his voluminous satin cravat and high collar embraced his 

rouged cheeks and dyed whiskers�察�his closely´buttoned frock coat clinging 

to a waist that seemed accented by stays。 

     He   advanced   two   steps   into   the   cabin   with   an   upright   precision   of 

motion   that   might   have   hid   the   infirmities   of   age�察  �and   said   deliberately 

with a foreign accent�此�

     ;You´r´r ac´coumpt�拭─�

     In the actual presence of the apparition Mr。 Nott's dignified resistance 

wavered。 But glancing uneasily at his daughter and seeing her calm eyes 

fixed   on   the   speaker   without   embarrassment�察  �he   folded   his   arms   stiffly�察�

and with a lofty simulation of examining the ceiling�察�said�察�

     ;Ahem� �Rosa� �The gentleman's account。; 

     It was an infelicitous action。 For the stranger�察�who evidently had not 

noticed the presence of the young girl before�察�started�察�took a step quickly 



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forward�察  �bent   stiffly   but   profoundly   over   the   little   hand   that   held   the 

account�察     �raised    it   to   his    lips�察  �and    with    ;a   thousand      pardons�察�

mademoiselle�察─  �laid   a   small   canvas   bag   containing   the   rent   before   the 

disorganized Mr。 Nott and stiffly vanished。 

     That night was a troubled one to the simple´minded proprietor of the 

good ship Pontiac。 Unable to voice his uneasiness by further discussion�察�

but feeling that his late discomposing interview with his lodger demanded 

some marked protest�察�he absented himself on the plea of business during 

the rest of the evening�察�happily to his daughter's utter obliviousness of the 

reason。 Lights were burning brilliantly in counting´rooms and offices�察�the 

feverish life of the mercantile city was at its height。 With a vague idea of 

entering into immediate negotiations with Mr。 Sleight for the sale of the 

shipas     a  direct  way    out  of   his  present   perplexity�察   �he   bent   his  steps 

towards the financier's office�察�but paused and turned back before reaching 

the   door。   He   made   his   way   to   the   wharf   and   gazed   abstra
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