José — page 237: what you’re looking at

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230 JOSE. polish, that certainly is not beyond hopeless reach?” “T allude to something else—something in which the recent conduct of the girl has served to confirm me, that will explain to you the true import of my words,” rejoined Baumann. “A profound mystery prevails among us concerning her manners, that has been partially cleared away, however, by cer- tain explanations on Bob’s part. Prosaic as it may seem to you in your present state, he says that for some time past she has been the wife of his brother’s son, a farmer in Missouri, who brought her from California. Whatit was that drove her away from home is a puzzle to him; but you may safely con- strue her opposition to your approaches and some of her remarks into—-—” “IT will speak to the hunter myself,” cried Green, leaping to his feet, “and, by heavens! if a blighting influence is operating here, it is that which is rest- ing with harassing stress upon Jose’s life.” Baumann shook his head and gazed after his ex- cited friend, vainly waiting for his return. Soon he was fast asleep. Gomicbooks.co