Mrs. Bob: A Novel — page 43: what you’re looking at

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HAWK’S NEST, 35 you showed in bowling over my panther,’’ he says, laughing. ‘I do not understand what it means, but you can trust me,’’ she replies. ‘‘There are some photographs of hunting scenes over upon that table in the alcove —pethaps you would like to look at them—unless you’ve had enough hunting for the present.”? ‘“This day’s experience will always remain in my memory, but I am not easily discouraged. I will look at the pictures,’’ and he follows her across the apart- ment. Through the window the Virginian eyes them while he smokes his Havana and chats with Monsieur Merle, the acute French lawyer, but, as yet, he sees no cause for action. ““Now tell me what it all means—why do four men who appear so antagonistic, come to Hawk’s Nest at about the same time ?”’ ‘‘Can you give no guess?’’ he asks, holding upa picture to the light as though deeply interested in the stirring scene represented. ‘How should I unless ’» and she looks at him with asudden startled glance. ‘“T beg you to be calm. I feel that Livingstone is watching us. When you are your own brave self I shall be ready to tell my news.”’ ‘““Go on—I have steeled my nerves. ’’ “Steady now—your grandfather, Rudolph Gordon, is dead—your past life has been free from care—now trouble and dangers menace you.’”’ “T understand at last—Heaven guard me.”’ Gomicbooks (C(O) A