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He sought to take her white gloved hand, which rested upon the chair arm; but she evaded the attempt with seeming artlessness, and stood up. Slattin fixed his bold gaze upon her. "So now, give me my orders," he said. "I am not prepared to do so, yet," replied the girl, composedly; "but now that I know you are ready, I can make my plans." She glided past him to the door, avoiding his outstretched arm with an artless art which made me writhe; for once I had been the willing victim of all these wiles. "But--" began Slattin. "I will ring you up in less than half an hour," said Karamaneh and without further ceremony, she opened the door. I still had my eyes glued to the aperture in the blind, when Smith began tugging at my arm. "Down! you fool!" he hissed harshly--"if she sees us, all is lost!" Realizing this, and none too soon, I turned, and rather clumsily followed my friend. I dislodged a piece of granite in my descent; but, fortunately, Slattin had gone out into the hall and could not well have heard it. We were crouching around an angle of the house, when a flood of light poured down the steps, and Karamaneh rapidly descended. I had a glimpse of a dark-faced man who evidently had opened the door for her, then all my thoughts were, centered upon that graceful figure receding from me in the direction of the avenue. She wore a loose cloak, and I saw this fluttering for a moment against the white gate posts; then she was gone. |
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