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Chapter 57

           "Theycouldn’thavebeenmeantforme.Iamhisfriend—thefriendofDonMauricio."

           "HowisPhaylumOnaletoknowthat?Forallyerpurtyface,yezmoightbehisdidliestinnemy.BeJapers!itsloikeenough,nowthatItakeasecondlukatye."

           "Imustseehim—Imust—Iwill—Ishall!"

           AsIsidorapronouncedthesewords,sheflungherselfoutofthesaddle,andadvancedinthedirectionofthedoor.

           Herairofearnestdeterminationcombinedwiththefierce—scarcefeminine—expressionuponhercountenance,convincedtheGalwegian,thatthecontingencyhadarrivedforcarryingouttheinstructionsleftbyZebStump,andthathehadbeentoolongneglectinghiscue.

           Turninghurriedlyintothehut,hecameoutagain,armedwithatomahawk;andwasabouttorushpast,whenhewasbroughttoasuddenstand,byseeingapistolinthehandsofhisladyvisitor,pointedstraightathishead!

           "Abajolahacha!"(Downwiththehatchet),criedshe."Lepero!liftyourarmtostrikeme,anditwillbeforthelasttime!"

           "Stroikeye,misthress!Stroikeyou!"blubberedtheci-devantstable-boy,assoonashisterrorpermittedhimtospeak."MotheravtheLard!Ididn’tmanethewayponforyouatall,atall!I’llswareitonthecrass—orawholestackavBiblesifyezsayso.Intrathmisthress;Ididn’tmanethetammyhaukforyou!"

           "Whyhaveyoubroughtitforth?"inquiredthelady,halfsuspectingthatshehadmadeamistake,andloweringherpistolasshebecameconvincedofit.

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