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Chapter 24

           "Whocanshebe?"wasrepeatedinatoneofgreaterdeliberation,astheglasscamedown,andthenakedeyewasentrustedtocompletethescrutiny."AMexican,ofcourse;themanonthemuleherservant.Somegrandseñora,Isuppose?IthoughttheyhadallgonetotheothersideoftheRioGrande.Abasketcarriedbytheattendant.Iwonderwhatitcontains;andwhaterrandshecanhavetothePortitmaybethevillage.’TisthethirdtimeI’veseenherpassingwithinthisweek?Shemustbefromsomeoftheplantationsbelow!"

           Whatanoutlandishstyleofriding!ParDieu!I’mtoldit’snotuncommonamongthedaughtersofAnahuac.WhatifIweretotaketoitmyself?Nodoubtit’smuchtheeasiestway;thoughifsuchaspectaclewereseenintheStatesitwouldbestyledunfeminine.HowourPuritanmammaswouldscreamoutagainstit!IthinkIhearthem.Ha,ha,ha!

           Themirththusbegottenwasbutofmomentaryduration.TherecameachangeoverthecountenanceoftheCreole,quickasadriftingclouddarkensthediscofthesun.Itwasnotareturntothatmelancholysolateshadowingit;thoughsomethingequallyseriousasmightbetoldbythesuddenblanchingofhercheeks.

           Thecausecouldonlybelookedforinthemovementsofthescarfedequestrianontheothersideoftheriver.Anantelopehadsprungup,outofsomelowshrubberygrowingbytheroadside.

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