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pretty puzzled face a little anxiously�察 �and don't you see ez I ain't goin' to
sell the Pontiac�察 �it's just about ez cute in me�察 �eh�拭 �He's a contractor
somewhere around yer�察 �and wants to be near his work。 So he takes the
room next to the Frenchman�察�that that ship captain quit for the mines�察�and
succeeds naterally to his chest and things。 He's might peart´lookin�察 �that
young feller�察�Roseylong black moustaches�察�all his own color�察�Roseyand
he's a regular high´stepper�察 �you bet。 I reckon he's not only been a
gentleman�察�but ez NOW。 Some o' them contractors are very high´toned� ─�
;I don't think we have any right to give him the captain's chest�察�father�察─�
said Rosey�察 �there may be some private things in it。 There were some
letters and photographs in the hair´dye man's trunk that you gave the
photographer。;
;That's just it�察 �Rosey�察─ �returned Abner Nott with sublime
unconsciousness�察 �photographs and love letters you can't sell for cash�察�and
I don't mind givin' 'em away�察�if they kin make a feller creature happy。;
;But�察�father�察�have we the RIGHT to give 'em away�拭─�
;They're collateral security�察�Rosey�察─�said her father grimly。 ;Co´ la´te´
ral�察─ �he continued�察 �emphasizing each syllable by tapping the fist of one
hand in the open palm of the other。 ;Co´la´te´ral is the word the big
business sharps yer about call 'em。 You can't get round that。; He paused a
moment�察�and then�察�as a new idea seemed to be painfully borne in his round
eyes�察�continued cautiously�此 �Was that the reason why you woudn't touch
any of them dresses from the trunks of that opery gal ez skedaddled for
Sacramento�拭�And yet them trunks I regularly bought at auctionRoseyat
auction�察�on specand they didn't realize the cost of drayage。;
A slight color mounted to Rosey's face。 ;No�察─ �she said�察 �hastily�察 �not
that。; Hesitating a moment she then drew softly to his side�察�and�察�placing
her arms around his neck�察�turned his broad�察�foolish face towards her own。
;Father�察─�she began�察 �when mother died�察�would YOU have liked anybody
to take her trunks and paw around her things and wear them�拭─�
;When your mother died�察�just this side o' Sweetwater�察�Rosey�察─�said Mr。
Nott�察�with beaming unconsciousness�察 �she hadn't any trunks。 I reckon she
hadn't even an extra gown hanging up in the wagin�察�'cept the petticoat ez
she had wrapped around yer。 It was about ez much ez we could do to
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skirmish round with Injins�察�alkali�察�and cold�察�and we sorter forgot to dress
for dinner。 She never thought�察 �Rosey�察 �that you and me would live to be
inhabitin' a paliss of a real ship。 Ef she had she would have died a proud
woman。;
He turned his small�察 �loving�察 �boar´like eyes upon her as a
preternaturally innocent and trusting companion of Ulysses might have
regarded the transforming Circe。 Rosey turned away with the faintest sigh。
The habitual look of abstraction returned to her eyes as if she had once
more taken refuge in her own ideal world。 Unfortunately the change did
not escape either the sensitive observation or the fatuous misconception of
the sagacious parent。 ;Ye'll be mountin' a few furbelows and fixins�察�Rosey�察�
I reckon�察�ez only natural。 Mabbee ye'll have to prink up a little now that
we've got a gentleman contractor in the ship。 I'll see what I kin pick up in
Montgomery Street。; And indeed he succeeded a few hours later in
accomplishing with equal infelicity his generous design。 When she
returned from her household tasks she found on her berth a purple velvet
bonnet of extraordinary make�察�and a pair of white satin slippers。 ;They'll
do for a start off�察�Rosey�察─�he explained�察 �and I got 'em at my figgers。;
;But I go out so seldom�察�father�察�and a bonnet;
;That's so�察─ �interrupted Mr。 Nott�察 �complacently�察 �it might be jest ez
well for a young gal like yer to appear ez if she DID go out�察�or would go
out if she wanted to。 So you kin be wearin' that ar headstall kinder like this
evening when the contractor's here�察�ez if you'd jest come in from a pasear。;
Miss Rosey did not however immediately avail herself of her father's
purchase�察 �but contented herself with the usual scarlet ribbon that like a
snood confined her brown hair�察�when she returned to her tasks。 The space
between the galley and the bulwarks had been her favorite resort in
summer when not actually engaged in household work。 It was now lightly
roofed over with boards and tarpaulin against the winter rain�察 �but still
afforded her a veranda´like space before the gallery door�察�where she could
read or sew�察�looking over the bow of the Pontiac to the tossing bay or the
further range of the Contra Costa hills。
Hither Miss Rosey brought the purple prodigy�察 �partly to please her
father�察�partly with a view of subjecting it to violent radical changes。 But
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after trying it on before the tiny mirror in the galley once or twice�察 �her
thoughts wandered away�察 �and she fell into one of her habitual reveries
seated on a little stool before the galley door。
She was roused from it by the slight shaking and rattling of the doors
of a small hatch on the deck�察�not a dozen yards from where she sat。 It had
been evidently fastened from below during the wet weather�察 �but as she
gazed�察�the fastenings were removed�察�the doors were suddenly lifted�察�and
the head and shoulders of a young man emerged from the deck。 Partly
from her father's description�察�and partly from the impossibility of its being
anybody else�察�she at once conceived it to be the new lodger。 She had time
to note that he was young and good´looking�察�graver perhaps than became
his sudden pantomimic appearance�察 �but before she could observe him
closely�察�he had turned�察�closed the hatch with a certain familiar dexterity�察�
and walked slowly towards the bows。 Even in her slight bewilderment�察�she
observed that his step upon the deck seemed different to her father's or the
photographer's�察�and that he laid his hand on various objects with a half´
caressing ease and habit。 Presently he paused and
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