At length, after he had given up the point from sheer exhaustion, the Amazon seized him by the throat, and pushed him backwards with such force that he rolled over the counter. It had seemed to her that life might be very good indeed with his kindliness and sacrifice about her. The wine bubbled and seethed; and the exquisite bouquet of oranges permeated the room. “I thought we had discussed that, father. A South Sea island girl, and this was her first adventure into civilization. He was not a sailor. Last time— you made me feel snubbed. Her eyes were perhaps a little brighter than usual, the firelight played about her hair, there seemed to him to be a sudden softening of the straight firm mouth. I just thought perhaps a different boy was in store for you. But at the beginning of the affray, when he thought every one was too much occupied with his own concerns to remark his absence, he slipped out of the room, not for the purpose of avoiding the engagement (for cowardice was not one of his failings), but because he had another object in view. "Because the prisoner's arrival might disturb you—ha! ha!" "I'll lay you twenty guineas you don't take him to-night," rejoined Austin.
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