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that'll make his fortun'��' sez Ifor I wasn't goin' to give yer away�察�don't ye 

see。 'He had some business to talk to you about the ship��' sez she�察�lookin' at 

me under the corner of her pocket handkerchief。 'Lots o' business��' sez I。 

'Then I reckon he don't care to hev me write to him��' sez she。 'Not a bit��' 

sez   I�察  �'he   wouldn't   answer   ye   if   ye   did。 Ye'll   never   hear   from   that   chap 

agin。'; 

     ;But what the devil; interrupted the young man impetuously。 

     ;Keep yer hair on� ─�remonstrated the old man with dark intelligence。 

;Ef you'd seen the way she flounced into her stateroom��she�察�Rosey�察�ez 

allus moves ez softly ez a spirityou'd hev wished I'd hev unloaded a little 

more。 No sir�察�gals is gals in some things all the time。; 

     Renshaw rose and paced the room rapidly。 ;Perhaps I'd better speak to 

her again before she goes�察─�he said�察�impulsively。 

     ;P'r'aps you'd better not�察─�replied the imperturbable Nott。 

     Irritated as he was�察�Renshaw could not avoid the reflection that the old 

man     was    right。  What�察    �indeed�察   �could   he   say   to  her   with   his   present 

imperfect knowledge�拭�How could she write to him if that knowledge was 

correct�拭�

     ;Ef�察─  �said   Nott�察  �kindly�察  �with   a   laying   on   of   large   benedictory   and 

paternal hands�察 �ef yer are willin' to see Rosey agin�察�without SPEAKIN' to 

her�察�I reckon I ken fix it for yer。 I'm goin' to take her down to the boat in 

half an hour。 Ef yer should happenmind�察�ef yer should HAPPEN to be 



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down there�察�seein' some friends off and sorter promenadin' up and down 

the   wharf   like   them   high´toned   chaps   on   Montgomery   Streetye   might 

ketch   her   eye   unconscious   like。   Or�察  �ye   might   do   this� ─  �He   rose   after   a 

moment's cogitation and with a face of profound mystery opened the door 

and   beckoned   Renshaw   to   follow   him。   Leading   the   way   cautiously�察  �he 

brought     the   young    man    into   an  open    unpartitioned     recess   beside    her 

stateroom。 It seemed to be used as a storeroom�察�and Renshaw's eye was 

caught by a trunk the size and shape of the one that had provided Rosey 

with   the   materials   of   her   masquerade。   Pointing   to   it   Mr。   Nott   said   in   a 

grave whisper�此 �This yer trunk is the companion trunk to Rosey's。 SHE'S 

got the things them opery women wears�察�this yer contains the HE things�察�

the duds and fixin's o' the men o' the same stripe。; Throwing it open he 

continued�此 �Now�察�Mr。 Renshaw�察�gals is gals�察�it's nat'ral they should be took 

by  fancy  dress   and store   clothes   on   young   chaps   as   on   theirselves。 That 

man Ferrers hez got the dead wood on all of ye in this sort of thing�察�and 

hez been playing�察�so to speak�察�a lone hand all along。 And ef thar's anythin' 

in   thar�察─  �he   added�察  �lifting   part   of   a   theatrical   wardrobe�察   �that   you   think 

you'd fancyanythin' you'd like to put on when ye promenade the wharf 

down yonderit's yours。 Don't ye be bashful�察�but help yourself。; 

     It   was   fully   a   minute   before   Renshaw   fairly   grasped   the   old   man's 

meaning。      But   when     he  didwhen      the  suggested     spectacle    of   himself 

arrayed a la Ferrieres�察�gravely promenading the wharf as a last gorgeous 

appeal to the affections of Rosey�察�rose before his fancy�察�he gave way to a 

fit of genuine laughter。 The nervous tension of the past few hours relaxed�察�

he laughed until the tears came into his eyes�察�he was still laughing when 

the door of the cabin was suddenly opened and Rosey appeared cold and 

distant on the threshold。 

     ;Ibeg your pardon�察─�stammered Renshaw hastily。 ;I didn't mean to 

disturb youI; 

     Without looking at him Rosey turned to her father。 ;I am ready�察─�she 

said coldly�察�and closed the door again。 

     A    glance   of   artful  intelligence    came     into  Nott's   eyes�察  �which    had 

remained       blankly    staring   at   Renshaw's      apparently     causeless    hilarity。 

Turning to him  he winked solemnly。  ;That keerless kind   o' hoss´laff   jist 



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fetched her�察─�he whispered�察�and vanished before his chagrined companion 

could reply。 

     When Mr。 Nott and his daughter departed Renshaw was not in the ship�察�

neither did he make a spectacular appearance on the wharf as Mr。 Nott had 

fondly expected�察�nor did he turn up again until after nine o'clock�察�when he 

found the old man in the cabin awaiting his return with some agitation。 

     ;A minit ago�察─�he said�察�mysteriously closing the door behind Renshaw�察�

;I heard a voice in the passage�察�and goin' out who should I see agin but 

that darned furrin nigger ez I told yer 'bout�察�kinder hidin' in the dark�察�his 

eyes shinin like a catamount�察�I was jist reachin' for my weppins when he 

riz   up   with   a   grin   and   handed   me   this   yer   letter。   I   told   him   I   reckoned 

you'd gone to Sacramento�察�but he said he wez sure you was in your room�察�

and   to   prove   it   I   went   thar。   But   when   I   kem   back   the   dd   skunk   had 

vamoosedgot frightened I reckonand wasn't nowhar to be seen。; 

     Reashaw   took   the   letter   hastily。   It   contained   only   a   line   in   Sleight's 

hand。 ;If you change your mind�察�the bearer may be of service to you。; 

     He turned abruptly to Nott。 ;You say it was the same Lascar you saw 

before。; 

     ;It was。; 

     ;Then all I can say is he is no agent of de Ferrieres's�察─�said Renshaw�察�

turning away with a disappointed air。 Mr。 Nott would have asked another 

question�察  �but   with   an   abrupt   ;Good´night;   the   young   man   entered   his 

room�察  �locked   the   door�察  �and   threw   himself   on   his   bed   to   reflect   without 

interruption。 

     But if he was in no mood to stand Nott's fatuous conjectures�察�he was 

less inclined to be satisfied with his own。 Had he been again carried away 

through his impulses evoked by the caprices of a pretty coquette and the 

absurd   theories   of   her   half   imbecile   father�拭  �Had   he   broken   faith   with 

Sleight and remained in the ship for nothing�察�and would not his change of 

resolution appear to be the result of Sleight's note�拭�But why had the Lascar 

been   haunting   the   ship   before�拭  �In   the   midst   of   these   conjectures   he   fell 

asleep。 



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                                                 VII 



       Between   three   and   four   in   the   morning   the   clouds   broke   over   the 

Pontiac�察�and the moon�察�riding high�察�picked out in black and silver the long 

hulk    that   lay
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