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CHAPTER V. GOLDEN HOURS.
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How Haskins reached the Devon Maid that evening he could not tell, for his memory was occupied in recalling every word of that delightful1 conversation. But in some way he managed to strike a narrow path which led on to the high moors3, and thence gained the highway, descending5 into Denleigh valley. It was rather late when he entered his sitting-room6, and the rosy7 hues8 of the sunset had given place to the shadowy stillness of a summer night. Supper was waiting for him, and almost immediately the negro appeared with a hot dish.
"I thought you were lost, sah," said Geary, looking closely at Gerald's flannels9, which were somewhat torn by brambles, and smeared10 with mud.
"Oh no," answered the young man, ready with an explanation, since he wished to satisfy the negro's curiosity without enlightening him. "I have been down the river and up the river in my canoe. But I got mixed up with stones and cross-currents, and blundered in the darkness. I therefore hid my canoe in the bushes, and came back."
"And you like the river, sah?" asked Geary, lingering.
Haskins supped his soup and nodded. "A most charming river," he said in a careless voice, "very quiet, very lonely. I shall explore it again to-morrow afternoon."
The negro withdrew quietly, and Haskins reflected on the persistent11 way in which the man questioned him. More than ever did he mistrust Adonis, and now with stronger reason, for he felt certain that the negro was connected in some way with Major Rebb, who in his turn was assuredly connected with the Pixy's House and its
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delightful
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法兰绒男裤; 法兰绒( flannel的名词复数 ) | |
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弄脏; 玷污; 涂抹; 擦上 | |
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navigate
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thither
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plunge
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remarkably
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reminder
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dwindled
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bent
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enchantment
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liars
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hush
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horrid
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