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Chapter 49

           Shefanciedshehadseenitbefore,butwasnotcertain.

           ItwasplainthathewasaMexican.NotonlyhisdressbuthiscountenanceeverylineofitbetrayedtheSpanish-Americanphysiognomy.

           Hewasfarfrombeingill-featured.Onthecontrary,hemighthavebeenpronouncedhandsome.

           ItwasnotthisthatinducedLouisePoindextertoleapdownfromhersaddle,andstoopoverhimwithakindpityinglook.

           Thejoycausedbyhispresencebythediscoverythathewasnotsomebodyelsefoundgratificationinperforminganactofhumanity.

           "Hedoesnotseemdead.Surelyheisbreathing?"

           Thecordappearedtohinderhisrespiration.

           ItwasloosenedontheinstantthenoosegivingwaytoaWoman’sstrength.

           "Now,hecanbreathemorefreely.Pardieu!whatcanhavecausedit?Lazoedinhissaddleanddraggedtotheearth?Thatismostprobable.Butwhocouldhavedoneit?Itwasawoman’svoice.Surelyitwas?Icouldnotbemistakenaboutthat.

           "Andyetthereisaman’shat,andaserapé,notthisman’s!Wasthereanother,whohasgoneawaywiththewoman?Onlyonehorsewentoff.

           "Ah!heiscomingtohimself!thankHeavenforthat!Hewillbeabletoexplainall.Youarerecovering,sir?"

           "S’ñorita!whoareyou?"askedDonMiguelDiaz,raisinghishead,andlookingapprehensivelyaround.

           "Whereisshe?"hecontinued.

           "Ofwhomdoyouspeak?Ihaveseennoonebutyourself."

           "Carrambo!that’squeer.Haven’tyoumetawomanastrideagreyhorse?"

           "Iheardawoman’svoice,asIrodeup."

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