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Marie

CHAPTER XVIII
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The indunas tell me that the good-looking Portugee, whom they call 'Two-faces,' asks the king to kill you every time he sees him.

Indeed, I've heard him myself." "That's kind of him," I answered, "but, then, Hernan Pereira and I never got on.

Tell me what is he talking about to the king when he isn't asking him to kill me." "Don't know," he said again.

"Something dirty, I'll be bound.

One may be sure of that by the native name they have given him.


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