His Other Wife: A Novel — page 236: what you’re looking at

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228 A LAMB AND A WOLF. ‘‘ Tust so!_ How I do like a woman with pluck and good common sense! Now put it back at halftcock.” She did it, having carefully watched him perform the same manipulation previously. ‘So, Put the little barker in your pocket, and, mind you, be very careful that the trigger doesn’t catch on some of your rigging. It hardly will if you don't take the case off.” He had slipped a leathern cover over the weapon, leav- ing its handle exposed. ‘Remember, now, that whatever you want or wish done, youre to come to me. When you retire, lock your door on the inside, and, whenever it’s my turn to sleep, I’ll just pull that sofa against the outside of your door, and have one ear and one eye open, as the foxes do; so you needn't be a bit nervous, but rest like a baby.” ‘How can I thank you for such kind and thoughtful care?” said Faith, with a quiver of her lip, and the grate- ful tears in her eyes. ‘‘ By being as light-hearted and happy as you can. I must go now; but you have your books. I see you read my favorite ones the most.” With this the old man made her a salute as if she had been a commodore, and went above to join his captain. Old Graff Conway had noted well the patient, steady nerve with which Faith had borne the trying ordeal to which she had been subjected, and, although he only knew a portion of her trials, and did #of know till that Eomicbooks.¢o 3