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Allan Quatermain

CHAPTER IV
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I loved to desperation, I adored her to despair.

She transported me -- in every sense; she inspired me.

Never have I cooked as I cooked (for I had been promoted at the hotel) when Annette, my adored Annette, smiled on me.

Never' -- and here his manly voice broke into a sob -- 'never shall I cook so well again.' Here he melted into tears.
'Come, cheer up!' said Sir Henry in French, smacking him smartly on the back.

'There's no knowing what may happen, you know.
To judge from your dinner today, I should say you were in a fair way to recovery.' Alphonse stopped weeping, and began to rub his back.


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