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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
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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
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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
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