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Chapter 16

           Butthoughwildhewasnevercoarse—aswewere;hisdeepandmellowlaughterhadasonorousrichnessinitthatwastotallyunlikethedonkey’s‘hee-haw’ofour‘cultured’mirth—hismannerswerenevervulgar;andhisfluentdiscourseonmenandthings,nowwittyandsatirical,nowseriousalmosttopathos,strangelyaffectedmanyofthosewhoheardhimtalk,myselfmostofall.Once,Iremember,whenwewerereturninglatefromsomefoolishcarouse—IwiththreeyoungsonsofEnglishpeers,andRimânezwalkingbesideus—wecameuponapoorlycladgirlsobbingandclingingtotheironrailingoutsideaclosedchurchdoor.

           "OhGod!"shewailed—"OhdearGod!Dohelpme!"

           Oneofmycompanionsseizedherbythearmwithalewdjest,whenallatonceRimânezsteppedbetween.

           "Leaveheralone!"hesaidsternly—"LetherfindGodifshecan!"

           Thegirllookedupathimterrified,hereyesstreamingwithtears,andhedroppedtwoorthreegoldpiecesintoherhand.Shebrokeoutcryingafresh.

           "OhGodblessyou!"shecriedwildly—"Godblessyou!"

           Heraisedhishatandstooduncoveredinthemoonlight,hisdarkbeautysoftenedbyastrangelywistfulexpression.

           "Ithankyou!"hesaidsimply—"Youmakemeyourdebtor."

           Andhepassedon;wefollowed,somewhatsubduedandsilenced,thoughoneofmylordlingfriendssniggeredidiotically.

           "Youpaiddearlyforthatblessing,Rimânez!"hesaid—"Yougaveherthreesovereigns;—byJove!I’dhavehadsomethingmorethanablessingifIhadbeenyou."

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