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the   door。   He   made   his   way   to   the   wharf   and   gazed   abstractedly   at   the 

lights reflected in the dark�察�tremulous�察�jelly´ like water。 But wherever he 

went he was accompanied by the absurd figure of his lodgera figure he 

had   hitherto   laughed   at or   half   pitied�察 �but   which   now�察 �to   his   bewildered 

comprehension�察  �seemed   to   have   a   fateful   significance。   Here   a   new   idea 

seized him�察�and he hurried back to the ship�察�slackening his pace only when 

he   arrived   at   his   own   doorway。   Here   he   paused   a   moment   and   slowly 

ascended the staircase。 When he reached the passage he coughed slightly 

and   paused   again。 Then   he   pushed   open   the   door   of   the   darkened   cabin 

and called softly�此�

     ;Rosey� ─�

     ;What is   it�察�father�拭─  �said Rosey's   voice from  the little  state´room  on 

the rightRosey's own bower。 

     ;Nothing� ─�said Mr。 Nott�察�with an affectation of languid calmness�察 �I 

only wanted to know if you was comfortable。 It's an awful busy night in 

town。; 

     ;Yes�察�father。; 

     ;I reckon thar's tons o' gold goin' to the States tomorrow。; 

     ;Yes�察�father。; 

     ;Pretty comfortable�察�eh�拭─�



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     ;Yes�察�father。; 

     ;Well�察�I'll browse round a spell�察�and turn in myself�察�soon。; 

     ;Yes father。; 

     Mr。 Nott took down a hanging lantern�察�lit it�察�and passed out into the 

gangway。       Another     lamp    hung    from    the   companion       hatch   to  light   the 

tenants to   the lower  deck�察�whence  he descended。 This deck   was   divided 

fore and aft by a partitioned passage��the lofts or apartments being lighted 

from   the   ports�察  �and   one   or   two   by   a   door   cut   through   the   ship's   side 

communicating with an alley on either side。 This was the case with the loft 

occupied      by   Mr。    Nott's   strange    lodger�察  �which�察    �besides    a  door    in  the 

passage�察  �had   this   independent   communication   with   the   alley。   Nott   had 

never known him to make use of the latter door�察�on the contrary�察�it was his 

regular habit to issue from his apartment at three o'clock every afternoon�察�

dressed as he has been described�察�stride deliberately through the passage to 

the upper deck and thence into the street�察�where his strange figure was a 

feature   of   the   principal   promenade   for   two   or   three   hours�察  �returning   as 

regularly at eight o'clock to the ship and the seclusion of his loft。 Mr。 Nott 

paused   before   the   door�察  �under   the   pretence   of   throwing   the   light   before 

him   into   the   shadows   of   the   forecastle�察  �all   was   silent   within。   He   was 

turning     back    when    he   was    impressed      by  the   regular    recurrence     of  a 

peculiar rustling sound which he had at first referred to the rubbing of the 

wires of the swinging lantern against his clothing。 He set down the light 

and listened�察�the sound was evidently on the other side of the partition�察�the 

sound      of  some     prolonged�察    �rustling�察   �scraping    movement�察      �with    regular 

intervals。 Was it due to another of Mr。 Nott's unprofitable tenantsthe rats�拭�

No。    A   bright    idea   flashed    upon    Mr。   Nott's   troubled    mind。    It  was    de 

Ferrieres     snoring�     �He   smiled     grimly。   ;Wonder       if  Rosey'd    call   him   a 

gentleman if she heard that�察─�he chuckled to himself as he slowly made his 

way back to the cabin and the small state´room opposite to his daughter's。 

During the rest of the night he dreamed of being compelled to give Rosey 

in   marriage   to   his   strange   lodger�察  �who   added   insult   to   the   outrage   by 

snoring audibly through the marriage service。 

     Meantime�察 �in   her   cradle´like   nest   in   her   nautical   bower�察  �Miss   Rosey 

slumbered   as   lightly。   Waking        from   a   vivid   dream   of   Venicea   child's 



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Veniceseen   from   the   swelling   deck   of   the   proudly´riding   Pontiac�察  �she 

was     so  impressed     as   to   rise  and  cross   on   tiptoe   to  the   little  slanting 

porthole。 Morning was already dawning over the flat�察�straggling city�察�but 

from every counting´house and magazine the votive tapers of the feverish 

worshipers of trade and mammon were still flaring fiercely。 



                                                  II 



       The day following ;steamer night; was usually stale and flat at San 

Francisco。      The    reaction    from    the   feverish    exaltation    of  the   previous 

twenty´four       hours   was    seen   in  the   listless  faces   and   lounging     feet  of 

promenaders�察�and was notable in the deserted offices and warehouses still 

redolent of last night's gas�察�and strewn with the dead ashes of last night's 

fires。 

     There was a brief pause before the busy life which ran its course from 

;steamer day; to steamer day was once more taken up。 In that interval a 

few     anxious     speculators     and    investors    breathed     freely�察  �some    critical 

situation     was    relieved�察   �or   some     impending       catastrophe     momentarily 

averted。 In particular�察�a singular stroke of good fortune that morning befell 

Mr。    Nott。   He    not   only   secured    a  new    tenant�察   �but�察 �as   he  sagaciously 

believed�察    �introduced     into   the   Pontiac    a  counteracting      influence    to  the 

subtle fascinations of de Ferrieres。 

     The     new    tenant    apparently     possessed      a  combination       of  business 

shrewdness   and   brusque   frankness   that   strongly   impressed   his   landlord。 

;You see�察�Rosey�察─�said Nott�察�complacently describing the interview to his 

daughter�察   �when   I   sorter   intimated   in   a   keerless   kind   o'   way   that   sugar 

kettles   and   hair   dye   was   about   played   out   ez   securities�察  �he   just   planked 

down the money for two months in advance。 'There��' sez he�察�'that's YOUR 

SECURITYnow where's MINE��' 'I reckon I don't hitch on�察�pardner��' sez I�察�

'security what for��' ''Spose you sell the ship��' sez he�察�'afore the two months 

is up。  I've   heard   that   old   Sleight   wants to buy  her。'   'Then   you   gets   back 

your money��' sez I。 'And lose my room��' sez he�察�'not much�察�old man。 You 

sign a paper that whoever buys the ship inside o' two months hez to buy 

ME ez a tenant with it�察�that's on the square。' So I sign the paper。 It was 

mighty cute in the young feller�察�wasn't it�拭─�he said�察�scanning his daughter's 



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