嗔秤戻幣�哉膵�云利匈嬉蝕湊蛸賜�塋床四衲���萩晦編報炎嘔囚^泡仟 ̄云利匈��
訊伽慕垂 卦指云慕朕村 紗秘慕禰 厘議慕尺 厘議慕禰 TXT畠云和墮 〆辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂〇

by shore and sedge(紐眠才巳課都)-及26何蛍

酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何! 泌惚云慕短嗤堋響頼���誅卒亮茂�俊彭堋響��辛聞喘貧圭 "辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂" 孔嬬 才 "紗秘慕禰" 孔嬬��



Mr。 Abner Nott entered the room。 



                                                IV 



       With an exclamation   and a   hurried glance around   him�察�de   Ferrieres 

threw  himself   before   the intruder。   But   slowly  lifting his   large   hand�察  �and 

placing it on his lodger's breast�察�he quietly overbore the sick man's feeble 

resistance with an impact of power that seemed almost as moral as it was 

physical。 He did not appear to take any notice of the room or its miserable 

surroundings�察  �indeed�察  �scarcely   of   the   occupant。   Still   pushing   him�察  �with 

abstracted eyes and immobile face�察�to the chair that Rosey had just quitted�察�

he made him sit down�察�and then took up his own position on the pile of 

cushions      opposite。    His   usually   underdone      complexion      was    of  watery 

blueness�察  �but   his   dull�察  �abstracted   glance   appeared   to   exercise   a   certain 

dumb�察�narcotic fascination on his lodger。 

     ;I   mout�察─  �said   Nott�察  �slowly�察   �hev   laid   ye   out   here   on   sight�察  �without 

enny warnin'�察�or dropped ye in yer tracks in Montgomery Street�察�wherever 

ther was room to work a six´shooter in comf'ably�拭�Johnson�察�of Petaluny 

him�察�ye know�察�ez had a game eyefetched Flynn comin' outer meetin' one 

Sunday�察�and it was only on account of his wife�察�and she a second´hand one�察�

so   to  speak。   There    was   Walker�察  �of   Contra     Costa�察  �plugged     that  young 

Sacramento chap�察�whose name I disremember�察�full o' holes just ez HE was 

sayin'   'Good   by'   to   his   darter。   I   mout   hev   done   all   this   if   it   had   settled 

things to please me。 For while you and Flynn and that Sacramento chap ez 

all about the same sort o' men�察�Rosey's a different kind from their sort o' 

women。; 

     ;Mademoiselle is an angel� ─�said de Ferrieres�察�suddenly rising�察�with an 

excess of extravagance。 ;A saint� �Look� �I cram the lie�察�ha� �down his throat 

who challenges it。; 

     ;Ef   by   mam'selle   ye   mean   my   Rosey�察─  �said   Nott�察  �quietly   laying   his 



                                             68 


´ Page 69´

                                  BY SHORE AND SEDGE 



powerful hands on de Ferrieres's shoulders�察�and slowly pinning him down 

again upon his chair�察 �ye're about right�察�though she ain't mam'selle yet。 Ez 

I was sayin'�察�I might hev killed you off´hand if I hed thought it would hev 

been a good thing for Rosey。; 

     ;For her�拭�Ah�察�well� �Look�察�I am ready�察─�interrupted de Ferrieres�察�again 

springing to his feet�察�and throwing open his coat with both hands。 ;See� �

here at my heartfire� ─�

     ;Ez I was sayin'�察─�continued Nott�察�once more pressing the excited man 

down in his chair�察 �I might hev wiped ye outand mebbee ye wouldn't hev 

keeredor YOU might hev wiped ME out�察�and I mout hev said�察�'Thank'ee��' 

but   I   reckon   this   ain't   a   case   for   what's   comf'able   for   you   and   me。   It's 

what's good for ROSEY。 And the thing to kalkilate is�察�what's to be done。; 

     His   small   round   eyes   for   the   first   time   rested   on   de   Ferrieres's   face�察�

and   were   quickly   withdrawn。   It   was   evident   that   this   abstracted   look�察�

which   had   fascinated   his   lodger�察  �was   merely   a   resolute   avoidance   of   de 

Ferrieres's   glance�察  �and   it   became   apparent   later   that   this   avoidance   was 

due to a ludicrous appreciation of de Ferrieres's attractions。 

     ;And   after   we've   done   THAT   we   must   kalkilate   what   Rosey   is�察  �and 

what   Rosey   wants。   P'raps�察  �ye   allow�察  �YOU   know   what   Rosey   is�拭  �P'raps 

you've seen her prance round in velvet bonnets and white satin slippers�察�

and sich。 P'raps you've seen her readin' tracks and v'yages�察�without waitin' 

to spell a word�察�or catch her breath。 But that ain't the Rosey ez I know。 It's 

a little child ez uster crawl in and out the tail´board of a Mizzouri wagon 

on the alcali pizoned plains�察�where there wasn't another bit of God's mercy 

on yearth to be seen for miles and miles。 It's a little gal as uster hunger and 

thirst ez quiet and mannerly ez she now eats and drinks in plenty�察�whose 

voice   was   ez   steady   with   Injins   yelling   round   her   nest   in   the   leaves   on 

Sweetwater ez in her purty cabin up yonder。 THAT'S the gal ez I know� �

That's the Rosey ez my ole woman puts into my arms one night arter we 

left   Laramie   when   the   fever   was   high�察  �and   sez�察  �'Abner��'   sez   she�察  �'the 

chariot is swingin' low for me to´night�察�but thar ain't room in it for her or 

you to git in or hitch on。 Take her and rare her�察�so we kin all jine on the 

other shore��' sez she。 And I'd knowed the other shore wasn't no Kaliforny。 

And that night�察�p'raps�察�the chariot swung lower than ever before�察�and my 



                                              69 


´ Page 70´

                                  BY SHORE AND SEDGE 



ole woman stepped into it�察�and left me and Rosey to creep on in the old 

wagon alone。 It's them kind o' things�察─�added Mr。 Nott thoughtfully�察 �that 

seem to pint to my killin' you on sight ez the best thing to be done。 And 

yet Rosey mightn't like it。; 

     He had slipped one of his feet out of his huge carpet slippers�察�and�察�as 

he   reached   down   to   put   it   on   again�察  �he   added   calmly�此   �And   ez   to   yer 

marrying HER it ain't to be done。; 

     The   utterly   bewildered   expression   which   transfigured   de   Ferrieres's 

face at this announcement was unobserved by Nott's averted eyes�察�nor did 

he perceive that his listener the next moment straightened his erect figure 

and adjusted his cravat。 

     ;Ef Rosey�察─�he continued�察 �hez read in vy'ges and tracks in Eyetalian 

and French countries of such chaps ez you and kalkilates you're the right 

kind to tie to�察�mebbee it mout hev done if you'd been livin' over thar in a 

pallis�察�but somehow it don't jibe in over here and agree with a shipand 

that ship lying comf'able ashore in San Francisco。 You don't seem to suit 

the climate�察�you see�察�and your general gait is likely to stampede the other 

cattle。 Agin�察─�said Nott�察�with an ostentation of looking at his companion 

but really gazing on vacancy�察 �this fixed up�察�antique style of yours goes 

better   with   them   ivy   kivered   ruins   in   Rome   and   Palmyry   that   Rosey's 

mixed   you   up   with�察  �than   it   would   yere。   I   ain't   saying�察─  �he   added   as   de 

Ferrieres was about to speak�察 �I ain't sayin' ez that child ain't smitten with 

ye。 It ain't no use to lie and say she don't prefer you to her old father�察�or 

young chaps of her own age and kind。 I've seed it afor now。 I suspicioned 

it afor I seed her slip out o' this place to´night。 Thar� �keep your hair on�察�

such   ez   it   is� ─  �he   added   as   de   Ferrieres   attempted   a   quick   deprecatory 

gesture。 ;I ain't askin yer how often she comes here�察�nor what she sez to 

you   nor   you   to   he
卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��2�� 家��3��
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何!
梁椣戻幣�� 梁心弌傍議揖扮窟燕得胎��傍竃徭失議心隈才凪万弌誌育断蛍�輌臆惨軼僑〃�燕慕得珊辛參資誼持蛍才将刮襲潜��範寔亟圻幹慕得 瓜寡追葎娼得辛參資誼寄楚署衛、持蛍才将刮襲潜填��