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Chapter 34

           Whodoyousupposesheis?"

           "Ican’ttell.Whodoyousaysheis?"

           "There’sanotherfigureadarkonebyherside."

           "Itappearstobeaman?Itisaman!"

           "Andwhodoyousupposeheis?"

           "HowshouldIknow,cousinCash?Doyou?"

           "Ido.ThatmanisMauricethemustanger!"

           "Andthewoman?"

           "IsLouiseyoursisterinhisarms!"

           Asifashothadstruckhimthroughtheheart,thebrotherboundedupward,andthenonward,alongthepath.

           "Stay!"saidCalhoun,catchingholdof,andrestraininghim."Youforgetthatyouareunarmed!Thefellow,Iknow,hasweaponsuponhim.Takethis,andthis,"continuedhe,passinghisownknifeandpistolintothehandsofhiscousin."Ishouldhaveusedthemmyself,longerethis;butIthoughtitbetterthatyouherbrothershouldbetheavengerofyoursister’swrongs.On,myboy!Seethatyoudon’thurther;buttakecarenottolosethechanceathim.Don’tgivehimawordofwarning.Assoonastheyareseparated,sendabulletintohisbelly;andifallsixshouldfail,goathimwiththeknife.I’llstaynear,andtakecareofyou,ifyoushouldgetintodanger.Now!Stealuponhim,andgivethescoundrelhell!"

           ItneedednotthisblasphemousinjunctiontoinspireHenryPoindextertohastyaction.Thebrotherofasisterabeautifulsistererring,undone!

           Insixsecondshewasbyherside,confrontinghersupposedseducer.

           "Lowvillain!"hecried,"unclaspyourloathsomearmfromthewaistofmysister.

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