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Chapter 17

           "Itiscomplimentaryofyoutosayso.Butyouaremistaken.Therearemenontheseprairies‘tothemannerborn’Mexicanswhoregard,whatyouarepleasedtocallskill,assheerclumsiness."

           "Areyousure,MrGerald,thatyourmodestyisnotpromptingyoutooverrateyourrivals?Ihavebeentoldtheveryopposite."

           "Bywhom?"

           "Yourfriend,MrZebulonStump."

           "Haha!OldZebisbutindifferentauthorityonthesubjectofthelazo."

           "IwishIcouldthrowthelazo,"saidtheyoungCreole."Theytellme’tisnotalady-likeaccomplishment.Whatmatterssolongasitisinnocent,andgivesoneagratification?"

           "Notlady-like!Surely’tisasmuchsoasarchery,orskating?Iknowaladywhoisveryexpertatit."

           "AnAmericanlady?"

           "No;she’sMexican,andlivesontheRioGrande;butsometimescomesacrosstotheLeonawhereshehasrelatives."

           "Ayounglady?"

           "Yes.Aboutyourownage,Ishouldthink,MissPoindexter."

           "Size?"

           "Notsotallasyou."

           "Butmuchprettier,ofcourse?TheMexicanladies,I’veheard,inthematterofgoodlooks,farsurpassusplainAmericanos."

           "IthinkCreolesarenotincludedinthatcategory,"wasthereply,worthyofonewhoselipshadbeenincontactwiththefamedboulderofBlarney.

           "IwonderifIcouldeverlearntoflingit?"pursuedtheyoungCreole,pretendingnottohavebeenaffectedbythecomplimentaryremark.

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