The Two Magics
se, she loomed again into view. "What in the name of goodne
near. "With me?" I must have made
e as a sheet. Y
my shoulders, and if I wavered for the instant it was not with what I kept back. I put out my hand to her and she took it; I held her hard a little,
thing ha
now now. Did I l
his window
knew too well her place not to be ready to share with me any marked inconvenience. Oh, it was quite settled that she must
ghtened. "W
dinary man.
traordin
t the lea
und us in vain. "Th
w stil
seen him
. On the
t me harder. "Do you
very
didn't
. But now that
arge. "Ah, I haven't guessed!" she said ver
in the ve
im nowhere but
his spot
nd again. "What was h
there and looki
minute. "Was h
o think. "No." She gaze
the place? Nobody
didn't tell you,
, so much to the good. It only went indeed a
he? He's
hor
p me if I kno
uskier distance, then, pulling herself together, turned to me
not fit f
it do y
hem--!" I nodd
child
leave t
e afra
ly. "I'm afr
the delayed dawn of an idea I myself had not given her and that was as yet quite obscure to me. It comes back to me that I thought instantly of t
of the month. At
dark," said
arly. I saw hi
w did he
opportunity to ask him! This evening, you see
nly p
my hand; she turned away a little. I waited an instant; t
me again. "Do y
she came nearer to the window and, for a minute, applied her fa
ve. "How long
out. I came
and there was still more in her
ughed again. "But I did
plied; after which she a
to tell you. But
?" she
ith straight, good features and little, rather queer whiskers that are as red as his hair. His eyebrows are, somehow, darker; they look particularly arched and as if they might move a good deal. His eyes are sharp, strange-awf
o resemble one less, at least,
hem. He's tall, active, erect," I contin
nd eyes started and her mild mouth gaped. "A gentleman
now hi
to hold herself. "
to help her.
dress
s. They're smart, but
less affirmative groan.
up. "You d
t a second. "Qu
ui
wn man, his valet,
he mast
ore his hat, but he did wear-well, there were waistcoats missed! They
t halting a li
as from a deeper depth,
t became
s still more mystified. "He wen
t wh
became extraordinary. "
I almost
lant herself more firmly to utter the