November Night Tales by Henry Chapman Mercer

Author:Henry Chapman Mercer [Mercer, Henry Chapman]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Valancourt Books
Published: 2015-10-01T14:00:00+00:00

“She tells you a lie,” said she angrily; “I am no Gipsy.”

While the indignant peasant walked away, the offender laughed mischievously and sat down at the table.

“Why did you do that?” inquired the puzzled scholar.

Without answering, the woman drew her stool nearer.

“Did you show her your flowers?”

“No.”

She laid her hand on the tin canister. “But you will show them to me, my friend?”

“I have only roots,” said he, “not flowers.”

Leaning forward, his companion clutched the tin box. Again he saw the threatening glitter in the green eyes. He started. For an instant the masked Gipsy at Golubacz flashed upon his sight and vanished.

“Let us see the roots,” said she.

He grasped her hand, pushed it away, and, following the example of the old woman, walked hastily off into the crowd.

xi

In clouds of steam, among the hurrying cooks and waiters, the professor wandered awhile. At length, noticing his late aged companion near the entrance, he stopped. She was sitting on a bench with the customs officer he had met at the beach. The singular man, who was holding a white package on his knees and gesticulating violently as if in a rage, got up, thrust the bundle into his pocket, and walked away. The professor hesitated a moment, then sat down.

“Why did you leave us?” he asked gently, looking into the still angry blue eyes. “You knew it was not my fault.”

“No, you are a stranger, sir. It is that Gipsy woman.” The old peasant pointed to the uncouth, haggard man who was standing outside near the wood pile. “Did you hear what he said about her?”

“No.”

“Did you see what he was showing me in a handkerchief? He carries it about in his pocket.”

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