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Excerpt: ... woodpile somewhere, as you Yankees say. Why are you so anxious?" "Oh, if you cant see your way...." "Ill have a look-see before I make any decision. Its your eagerness that bothers me. You seem to want this chap out of Canton." The doctor hesitated, puffing his tobacco hastily. "Theres a young woman." "I remember now " interrupted McClintock. "This Enschede-the missioner. One of his converted Kanakas dropped in one day. He called Enschede the Bellower. Seems Enschedes daughter ran away and left him, and hes combing the islands in search of her. Hes a hundred miles sou-east of me." "Well, this young lady I was about to describe," said the doctor, "is Enschedes daughter." McClintock whistled. "Oho " he said. "So she got away as far as this, eh? But where does she come in?" The doctor recounted that side of the tale. "And so I want the boy out of the way," he concluded. "She in intensely impressionable and romantic, and probably she is giving the chap qualities he doesnt possess. All the talk in the world would not describe Ruth. You have to see her to understand." "And what are you going to do with her, supposing Im fool enough to take this boy with me?" "Send her to my people, in case she cannot find her aunt." "I see. Afraid therell be a love-affair. Well, Ill have a look-see at this young De Maupassant. I know faces. Down in my part of the world its all a man has to go by. But if hes in bed, how the devil is he going with me, supposing I decide to hire him? The mudhook comes up to-morrow night." "I can get him aboard all right. A sea voyage under sail will be the making of him." "Lets toddle over to the Victoria at once. Ill do anything in reason for you, old top; but no pig in a poke. Enschedes daughter. Things happen out this way. Thats a queer yarn." "Its a queer girl." "With a face as square and flat as a bottle of gin. I know the Dutch." He sent the doctor a sly glance. "Shes the most beautiful creature you ever set eyes...
| ISBN-13 | 9781153718370 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1153718375 |
| Weight | 0.45 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.31 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 132 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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