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"You are a singular girl, Maud," replied the officer. "Take this and wear it for my sake," he added, unloosing a fine gold chain from his watch and tossing it around her neck, "and be punctual at that spot to night after the last ray of twilight." YOU ARE A SINGULAR GIRL MAUD REPLIED THE OFFICER TAKE THIS AND WEAR IT FOR MY SAKE HE ADDED UNLOOSING A FINE GOLD CHAIN FROM HIS WATCH AND TOSSING IT AROUND HER NECK AND BE PUNCTUAL AT THAT SPOT TO NIGHT AFTER THE LAST RAY OF TWILIGHT
sion of the Quadroon's countenance as she emphasized those two expressive words. "I have reason to be," answered Maud, calming her feelings by an effort. "Has he wronged you?" "Yes, he loves the white woman whom he brought to my father's house." "Thus far, at all events, my good girl, we have mutual cause for hate, and we will work heartily together. You know where his vessel lies?" "I do." "Is it far from here?" "Less than a league." "Indeed! These fellows are cunning," mused the officer. "When will you guide me and a party of my people thither?" "To-night." "It is well. I will be prepared. Where shall we meet?" "At the end of the cape, where you and he met a few days since." "Where we met?" asked the other, in surprise. "How knew you of that?" "I saw it." "The duel?" "Yes." "It is strange. I thought none but ourselves were to be there." "He has moved in no direction since this woman has been here that I have not followed. There I hoped to see him fall; but he was strangely preserved. U ARE BITTER INDEED SAID THE OFFICER ALMOST STARTLED AT THE FIENDISH EXPRESSION OF THE QUADROON'S COUNTENANCE AS SHE EMPHASIZED THOSE TWO EXPRESSIVE WORDS I HAVE REASON TO BE ANSWERED MAUD CALMING HER FEELINGS BY AN EFFORT HAS HE WRONGED YOU YES HE LOVES THE WHITE WOMAN WHOM HE BROUGHT TO MY FATHER'S HOUSE THUS FAR AT ALL EVENTS MY GOOD GIRL WE HAVE MUTUAL CAUSE FOR HATE AND WE WILL WORK HEARTILY TOGETHER YOU KNOW WHERE HIS VESSEL LIES I DO IS IT FAR FROM HERE LESS THAN A LEAGUE INDEED THESE FELLOWS ARE CUNNING MUSED THE OFFICER WHEN WILL YOU GUIDE ME AND A PARTY OF MY PEOPLE THITHER TO NIGHT IT IS WELL I WILL BE PREPARED WHERE SHALL WE MEET AT THE END OF THE CAPE WHERE YOU AND HE MET A FEW DAYS SINCE WHERE WE MET ASKED THE OTHER IN SURPRISE HOW KNEW YOU OF THAT I SAW IT THE DUEL YES IT IS STRANGE I THOUGHT NONE BUT OURSELVES WERE TO BE THERE HE HAS MOVED IN NO DIRECTION SINCE THIS WOMAN HAS BEEN HERE THAT I HAVE NOT FOLLOWED THERE I HOPED TO SEE HIM FALL BUT HE WAS STRANGELY PRESERVED
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