"
The other pondered. "I have never seen the lady," he remarked, at
length. "Is she acquainted among the abolitionists of the North?"
"No. She trains in no one's camp. Indeed, socially she has been
neglected in the North, for reasons said to have been urged in
diplomatic circles."
"Something of an intrigante, eh?"
"At least enough to excite the anger and suspicion of Austria, the
interest of England, the concern of France;--that's all!"
"Of what age is she?"
"Of about that age, my dear Sir, which our children or
grandchildren might claim. I should say, twenty-three,
twenty-four,--not over twenty-six, perhaps. It is difficult to
say. I have met her but rarely."
"You have me at disadvantage, even so," smiled the other. "It is,
however, unnecessary for you to settle your cravat. It is quite
straight; and besides, I think we are quite safe from intrusion of
women here."
"You have never met this fair enthusiast? You are behind the
times!" retorted the wily Kentuckian.
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