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Amusement flickered in Gerald’s breast. "By Heaven!" cried he in a tone of surprise, "you have an infant there?"
"To be sure I have," replied Wood, angrily; for, finding that the intentions of the
stranger were pacific, so far as he was concerned, he thought he might safely
venture on a slight display of spirit. “Anything is better than this—this
stifled life down here. When I'm alone I don't mind. ”
“But why——”
Sir John stopped short. Hours were spent in preparation for the event. And yet I know not—for the object of
his visit here to-night was to serve Jack, who, if your statement is correct, which
I cannot however for a moment believe, does not deserve his assistance. The
struggles of the wounded man were desperate—so desperate, that in his agony
he overset the table, and, in the confusion, tore off the cloth, and disclosed a face
horribly mutilated, and streaming with blood. From the portals of the hotel—scarcely fifty yards from the canal—one saw the
blank face of the ancient city of Canton. “Yes. “Does it hurt?” Michelle asked. It was the grand nursery of vice. Later, when they returned home, she would serve
as the topic of many conversations. "Stay!" cried Wood, "this is a most perplexing business—if you really are privy
to the affair——"
"We'll talk of it to-morrow, Sir," returned Jackson, cutting him short.
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