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Chapter 55

           Butitisdifficulttobelieve,thatmortalmancouldhavegazedintotheeyesofIsidoradelosLlanoswithoutwishingthemtolooklonginglyuponhim.

           Mauricemayhavespokenthetruth;butwecouldbetterbelievehim,hadheseenLouisePoindexterbeforebecomingacquaintedwithIsidora.

           TheepisodeoftheburntprairiewasseveralweekssubsequenttotheadventurewiththeintoxicatedIndians.

           CertainlysomethingappearstohaveoccurredbetweenhimandtheMexicanmaiden,thatleadshertobelieveshehasahopeifnotaclaimuponhisaffections.

           Ithascometothatcrisis,thatshecannolongerrestsatisfied.Herimpulsivespiritcannotbrookambiguity.Sheknowsthatsheloveshim.Shehasdeterminedtomakefrankconfessionofit;andtoaskwithlikefranknesswhetherherpassionbereciprocated.Henceherhavingmadeanappointmentthatcouldnotbekept.

           ForthatdayDonMiguelDiazhadinterferedbetweenherandherpurpose.

           Sothoughtshe,asshegallopedoutoftheglade,andhastenedbacktothehaciendaofheruncle.

           Astridehergreysteedshegoesatagallop.

           Herheadisbare;hercoiffuredisarranged;herrichblacktressesstreamingbackbeyondhershoulders,nolongercoveredbyscarforserapé.Thelastshehasleftbehindher,andalongwithithervicuñahat.

           Hereyesareflashingwithexcitement;hercheeksflushedtothecolourofcarmine.

           Thecauseisknown.

           Andalsowhysheisridinginsuchhothaste.Shehasherselfdeclaredit.

           Onnearingthehouse,sheisseentotightenherrein.

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