Всадник без головы

Chapter 12

           Shewasconscious,too,thatthisinterestoriginatinginaword,aglance,agesturelistenedto,orobserved,amidtheashesofaburntprairieinsteadofsubsiding,hadeversincebeenupontheincrease!

           ItwasnotdiminishedwhenMauricethemustangercameridingbackacrosstheplain,withthewildmarebetweenhislegsnomorewildnolongerdesiringtodestroyhimbutwithloweredcrestandmiensubmissive,acknowledgingtoalltheworldthatshehadfoundhermaster!

           Withoutacknowledgingittotheworld,oreventoherself,theyoungCreolewasinspiredwithasimilarreflection.

           "MissPoindexter!"saidthemustanger,glidingtotheground,andwithoutmakinganyacknowledgmenttotheplauditsthatwereshowereduponhim"mayIaskyoutostepuptoher,throwthislazooverherneck,andleadhertothestable?Bysodoing,shewillregardyouashertamer;andeveraftersubmittoyourwill,ifyoubutexhibitthesignthatfirstdeprivedherofherliberty."

           Aprudewouldhavepalteredwiththeproposalacoquettewouldhavedeclineditatimidgirlhaveshrunkback.

           NotsoLouisePoindexteradescendantofoneofthefilles-à-la-casette.Withoutamoment’shesitationwithouttheslightestshowofpruderyorfearshesteppedforthfromthearistocraticcircle;asinstructed,tookholdofthehorsehairrope;whiskeditacrosstheneckofthetamedmustang;andledthecaptiveofftowardsthecaballerizaofCasadelCorvo

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