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And
yet
'
twas
but
a
word
--
a
little
word
--
of
only
two
syllables
!
There
was
nothing
strange
in
this
.
Oft
,
on
one
word
--
that
soft
short
syllabic
"
Yes
"
--
rests
the
happiness
of
a
life
;
while
oft
,
too
oft
,
the
harsher
negative
is
the
prelude
to
a
world
of
war
!
A
dark
day
for
Louise
Poindexter
--
perhaps
the
darkest
in
the
calendar
of
her
life
--
was
that
in
which
she
released
Don
Miguel
Diaz
from
the
lazo
.
Sorrow
for
a
brother
's
loss
,
with
fears
for
a
lover
's
safety
,
were
yesterday
commingled
in
the
cup
.
To-day
it
was
further
embittered
by
the
blackest
passion
of
all
--
jealousy
.
Grief
--
fear
--
jealousy
--
what
must
be
the
state
of
the
soul
in
which
these
emotions
are
co-existent
?
A
tumult
of
terrible
imaginings
.
So
was
it
in
the
bosom
of
Louise
Poindexter
after
deciphering
the
epistle
which
contained
written
evidence
of
her
lover
's
disloyalty
.
True
,
the
writing
came
not
from
him
;
nor
was
the
proof
conclusive
.
But
in
the
first
burst
of
her
frenzied
rage
,
the
young
Creole
did
not
reason
thus
.
In
the
wording
of
the
letter
there
was
strong
presumption
,
that
the
relationship
between
Maurice
Gerald
and
the
Mexican
was
of
a
more
affectionate
character
than
he
had
represented
it
to
be
--
that
he
had
,
in
fact
,
been
practising
a
deception
.
Why
should
that
woman
write
to
him
in
such
free
strain
--
giving
bold
,
almost
unfeminine
,
licence
to
her
admiration
of
his
eyes
:
"
Essos
ojos
tan
lindos
y
tan
espresivos
?
"
These
were
no
phrases
of
friendship
;
but
the
expressions
of
a
prurient
passion
.
As
such
only
could
the
Creole
understand
them
:
since
they
were
but
a
paraphrase
of
her
own
feelings
.
And
then
there
was
the
appointment
itself
--
solicited
,
it
is
true
,
in
the
shape
of
a
request
.
But
this
was
mere
courtesy
--
the
coquetry
of
an
accomplished
maîtresse
.
