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;Mind�察�sir�察─�whispered Lady Grenville as they came up�察 �you have seen nothing。;
;Madam�拭�
;If you are not on my ground�察�you are on my brother's。 Obey me� �
Cary bit his lip�察�and bowed courteously to the Don。
;I have to congratulate you�察�I hear�察�senor�察�on your approaching departure。;
;I kiss your hands�察�senor�察�in return�察�but I question whether it be a matter of congratulation�察�considering all that I leave behind。;
;So do I�察─�answered Cary�察�bluntly enough�察�and the four walked back to the house�察�Lady Grenville taking everything for granted with the most charming good humor�察�and chatting to her three silent companions till they gained the terrace once more�察�and found four or five of the gentlemen�察�with Sir Richard at their head�察�proceeding to the bowling´green。
Lady Grenville�察�in an agony of fear about the quarrel which she knew must come�察�would have gladly whispered five words to her husband�此�but she dared not do it before the Spaniard�察�and dreaded�察�too�察�a faint or a scream from the Rose�察�whose father was of the party。 So she walked on with her fair prisoner�察�commanding Cary to escort them in�察�and the Spaniard to go to the bowling´green。
Cary obeyed�此�but he gave her the slip the moment she was inside the door�察�and then darted off to the gentlemen。
His heart was on fire�此�all his old passion for the Rose had flashed up again at the sight of her with a lover��and that lover a Spaniard� �He would cut his throat for him�察�if steel could do it� �Only he recollected that Salterne was there�察�and shrank from exposing Rose�察�and shrank�察�too�察�as every gentleman should�察�from making a public quarrel in another man's house。 Never mind。 Where there was a will there was a way。 He could get him into a corner�察�and quarrel with him privately about the cut of his beard�察�or the color of his ribbon。 So in he went�察�and�察�luckily or unluckily�察�found standing together apart from the rest�察�Sir Richard�察�the Don�察�and young St。 Leger。
;Well�察�Don Guzman�察�you have given us wine´bibbers the slip this afternoon。 I hope you have been well employed in the meanwhile�拭�
;Delightfully to myself�察�senor�察─�said the Don�察�who�察�enraged at being interrupted�察�if not discovered�察�was as ready to fight as Cary�察�but disliked�察�of course�察�an explosion as much as he did�察 �and to others�察�I doubt not。;
;So the ladies say�察─�quoth St。 Leger。 ;He has been making them all cry with one of his stories�察�and robbing us meanwhile of the pleasure we had hoped for from some of his Spanish songs。;
;The devil take Spanish songs� ─�said Cary�察�in a low voice�察�but loud enough for the Spaniard。 Don Guzman clapt his hand on his sword´ hilt instantly。
;Lieutenant Cary�察─�said Sir Richard�察�in a stern voice�察 �the wine has surely made you forget yourself� �
;As sober as yourself�察�most worshipful knight�察�but if you want a Spanish song�察�here's one�察�and a very scurvy one it is�察�like its subject
;Don Desperado Walked on the Prado�察 �And there he met his enemy。 He pulled out a knife�察�a�察 �And let out his life�察�a�察 �And fled for his own across the sea。;
And he bowed low to the Spaniard。
The insult was too gross to require any spluttering。
;Senor Cary�察�we meet�拭�
;I thank your quick apprehension�察�Don Guzman Maria Magdalena Sotomayor de Soto。 When�察�where�察�and with what weapons�拭�
;For God's sake�察�gentlemen� �Nephew Arthur�察�Cary is your guest�察�do you know the meaning of this�拭�
St。 Leger was silent。 Cary answered for him。
;An old Irish quarrel�察�I assure you�察�sir。 A matter of years' standing。 In unlacing the senor's helmet�察�the evening that he was taken prisoner�察�I was unlucky enough to twitch his mustachios。 You recollect the fact�察�of course�察�senor�拭�
;Perfectly�察─�said the Spaniard�察�and then�察�half´amused and half´ pleased�察�in spite of his bitter wrath�察�at Cary's quickness and delicacy in shielding Rose�察�he bowed�察�and
;And it gives me much pleasure to find that he whom I trust to have the pleasure of killing tomorrow morning is a gentleman whose nice sense of honor renders him thoroughly worthy of the sword of a De Soto。;
Cary bowed in return�察�while Sir Richard�察�who saw plainly enough that the excuse was feigned�察�shrugged his shoulders。
;What weapons�察�senor�拭─�asked Will again。
;I should have preferred a horse and pistols�察─�said Don Guzman after a moment�察�half to himself�察�and in Spanish�察 �they make surer work of it than bodkins�察�but; ��with a sigh and one of his smiles�� ;beggars must not be choosers。;
;The best horse in my stable is at your service�察�senor�察─�said Sir Richard Grenville�察�instantly。
;And in mine also�察�senor�察─�said Cary�察 �and I shall be happy to allow you a week to train him�察�if he does not answer at first to a Spanish hand。;
;You forget in your courtesy�察�gentle sir�察�that the insult being with me�察�the time lies with me also。 We wipe it off to´morrow morning with simple rapiers and daggers。 Who is your second�拭�
;Mr。 Arthur St。 Leger here�察�senor�此�who is yours�拭�
The Spaniard felt himself alone in the world for one moment�察�and then answered with another of his smiles��
;Your nation possesses the soul of honor。 He who fights an Englishman needs no second。;
;And he who fights among Englishmen will always find one�察─�said Sir Richard。 ;I am the fittest second for my guest。;
;You only add one more obligation�察�illustrious cavalier�察�to a two´ years' prodigality of favors�察�which I shall never be able to repay。;
;But�察�Nephew Arthur�察─�said Grenville�察 �you cannot surely be second against your father's guest�察�and your own uncle。;
;I cannot help it�察�sir�察�I am bound by an oath�察�as Will can tell you。 I suppose you won't think it necessary to let me blood�拭�
;You half deserve it�察�sirrah� ─�said Sir Richard�察�who was very angry�此�but the Don interposed quickly。
;Heaven forbid�察�senors� �We are no French duellists�察�who are mad enough to make four or six lives answer for the sins of two。 This gentleman and I have quarrel enough between us�察�I suspect�察�to make a right bloody encounter。;
;The dependence is good enough�察�sir�察─�said Cary�察�licking his sinful lips at the thought。 ;Very well。 Rapiers and shirts at three tomorrow morningIs that the bill of fare�拭 �Ask Sir Richard where�察�Atty�拭 �It is against punctilio now for me to speak to him till after I am killed。;
;On the sands opposite。 The tide will be out at three。 And now�察�gallant gentlemen�察�let us join the bowlers。;
And so they went back and spent a merry evening�察�all except poor Rose�察�who�察�ere she went back�察�had poured all her sorrows into Lady Grenville's ear。 For the kind woman�察�knowing that she was motherless and guileless�察�carried her off into Mrs。 St。 Leger's chamber�察�and there entreated her to tell the truth�察�and heaped her with pity but with no comfort。 For indeed�察�what comfort was there to give��
。 。 。 。 。 。 。
Three o'clock�察�upon a still pure bright midsummer morning。 A broad and yellow sheet of ribbed tide´sands�察�through which the shallow river wanders from one hill´foot to the other�察�whispering round dark knolls of rock�察�and under low tree´fringed cliffs�察�and banks of golden broom。 A mile below�察�the long bridge and the white walled town�察�all sleeping pearly in the soft haze�察�beneath a cloudless vault of blue。 The white glare of dawn�察�which last night hung high in the northwest�察�has travelled now to the northeast�察�and above the wooded wall of the hills the sky is flushing with rose and amber。
A long line of gulls goes wailing up inland�察�the rooks from Annery come cawing and sporting round the corner at Landcross�察�while high above them four or five herons flap solemnly along to find their breakfast on the shallows。 The pheasants and partridges are clucking merrily in the long wet grass�察�every copse and hedgerow rings with the voice of birds�察�but the lark�察�who has been singing since midnight in the ;blank height of the dark�察─�suddenly hushes his carol and drops headlong among the corn�察�as a broad´winged buzzard swings from some wooded peak into the abyss of the valley�察�and hangs high´poised above the heavenward songster。 The air is full of perfume�察�sweet clover�察�new´mown hay�察�the fragrant breath of kine�察�the dainty scent of sea´weed wreaths and fresh wet sand。 Glorious day�察�glorious place�察 �bridal of earth and sky�察─�decked well with bridal garlands�察�bridal perfumes�察�bridal songs��What do those four cloaked figures there by the river brink�察�a dark spot on the fair face of the summer morn��
Yet one is as cheerful as if he too�察�like all nature round him�察�were going to a wedding�察�and that is Will Cary。 He has been bathing down below�察�to cool his brain and steady his hand�察�and he intends to stop Don Guzman Maria Magdalena Sotomayor de Soto's wooing for ever and a day。 The Spaniard is in a very different mood�察�fierce and haggard�察�he is pacing up and down the sand。 He intends to kill Will Cary�察�but then�拭 �Will he be the nearer to Rose by doing so�拭 �Can he stay in Bideford�拭 �Will she go with him�拭�Shall he stoop to stain his family by marrying a burgher's daughter�拭 �It is a confused�察�all but desperate business�察�and Don Guzman is certain but of one thing�察�that he is madly in love with this fair witch�察�and that if she refuse him�察�then�察�r