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Arms and the Woman

CHAPTER XIII
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I do not know who the fourth fellow is." "Describe him to me," said Hillars, trying to roll a cigarette with his trembling fingers.

"Curse it!" throwing away the rice paper, "I've got so bad that I can't roll a cigarette.

Well, what's he look like ?" "He's in civilian dress; little black mustache and an imperial." "Look anything like Napoleon III ?" "You've hit it.

Who is he ?" "They say he's Prince Ernst of Wortumborg," said Hillars; "but it is my opinion that he's the devil on a furlough." "Then he is the man--" I began.
"He is.

Your love affair is all over once he gets here; unless--" Dan looked at the sky as though he was undecided about the weather.
"Unless what ?" I asked.
"O, just unless," said he.


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