The American Marquis by Nick Carter — page 100: what you’re looking at

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ON aaa he: _ PHE AMERICAN MARQUIS. CHAPTER XXIX. CLINTON ADDS TO HIS COLLECTION, «© You don’t look well this morning, mon amz. It was Bras-de-Fer’s salutation to ‘lete-de-ler. **] might have looked worse.” ~“ How so?” Tete-de-Fer opened his shirt and showed a wound in his breast near the neck. “Aha! He tickled you, did he?” | «*Yes.” «*And you. Did you not return the compliment?” _ \ | **He was too quick. Like a cat.” «This is good—very good.” Bras-de-Fer rubbed his hands, and looked pleased. ‘*f am glad you likeit. I don’t.” ‘Is that so? Jam sorry for that, for it pleases me.’ 6é Why: 2’? «*You will hate him now.” «<You want me hate him?” . ‘Very much.” | ‘<Why not let me tickle him then?” ; ‘Oh, there is no hurry about that. I have use for him yet. When I am through I wy turn him over to you. Did you get the knife: we *¢ Yes; here it is.’ : <A pretty little Nene eh? Why did you let him do it, when I warned you?” : ‘* He was so quick.”’ ‘Bah! I wonder if he thinks he finished you?” **T don’t know.. When he gave me the jewels I put them in my pocket, and then he jumped at me and gave me this. It was a good aim. A little higher.and I wouid have been done for. I fell back and the knife slipped out of his hand. _ He’d have come for the jewels, I guess, but some people came along and he skipped. I gotupand found I was Onn wounded, not seriously hurt.” as - yy (e(oyn a) ope oks.co aa )