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Chapter 27

           "HowcouldIhelpit?"wasthereadyreply."Thedistanceisscarcesixhundredyards.Evenalady,mounteduponasteedmuchsmallerthanyours,wassufficientlyconspicuoustobeidentified.WhenIsawherdisplayherwonderfulskill,bystranglingapoorlittleantelopewithherlazo,Iknewitcouldbenootherthanshewhoseaccomplishmentsyouweresogoodastogivemeanaccountof."

           "Isidora?"

           "Isidora!"

           "Ah;true!Shehasbeenhereforsometime."

           "AndhasbeenverykindtoMrMauriceGerald?"

           "Indeed,itistrue.Shehasbeenverykind;thoughIhavehadnochanceofthankingher.Withallherfriendshipforpoorme,sheisagreathaterofusforeigninvaders;andwouldnotcondescendtostepoverthethresholdofMrOberdoffer’shotel."

           "Indeed!Isupposeshepreferredmeetingyouundertheshadeoftheacacias!"

           "Ihavenotmetheratall;atleast,notformanymonths;andmaynotformonthstocomenowthatshehasgonebacktoherhomeontheRioGrande."

           "Areyouspeakingthetruth,sir?Youhavenotseenhersincesheisgoneawayfromthehouseofheruncle?"

           "Shehas,"repliedMaurice,exhibitingsurprise."Ofcourse,Ihavenotseenher.IonlyknewshewasherebyhersendingmesomedelicacieswhileIwasill.Intruth,Istoodinneedofthem.Thehotelcuisineisnoneofthenicest;norwasIthemostwelcomeofMrOberdoffer’sguests.TheDoñaIsidorahasbeenbuttoogratefulfortheslightserviceIoncedidher."

           "Aservice!MayIaskwhatitwas,MrGerald?"

           "Oh,certainly.

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