下载辰思小说免费APP
“Do，Major？“herepliedwithaffectedcheerfulness。“Oh！thatquitesimple。Jeekiearrangeeverything。YoumarryAsikaandbyandby，whenyoumasterhereandtiredofher，yougiveherslip。Veryinterestingexperience；nowhitemaneverhavesuchluckbefore。Asikanothalfbad，/if/shefondofyou；shelikelittlegirlinsong，whenshegood，shevery，verygood。Atanyrate，nothingelsetodo。MarryAsikaorspiflicate，whichmean，Major，thatJeekiespiflicatetoo，and，“headded，shakinghiswhiteheadsadly，“henolike/that/。Oneortwolittlethingsonhismindthatnogettimetosquareupyet。
Daren’tpraylikeChristianhere，’causeafraidofBonsas，andBonsascomeevenwithhimbyandby，’causehebeenChristian，sopoorJeekiefalldownbumpbetweentwostools。’PostleskickhimoutofheavenandBonsaskickhimoutofhell，andwhereJeekiegotothen？“
“Don’tknow，Iamsure，“answeredAlan，smilingalittleinspiteofhissorrow，“butIthinktheBonsasmightfindacornerforyousomewhere。Lookhere，Jeekie，youoldscamp，Iamsorryforyou，foryouhavebeenagoodfriendtomeandwearefondofeachother。Butjustunderstandthis，IamnotgoingtomarrythatwomanifIcanhelpit。It’sagainstmyprinciples。SoIshallwaittillto-morrowandthenIshallwalkoutofthisplace。IftheguardstrytostopmeI
shallshootthemwhileIhaveanycartridges。ThenIshallgoonuntiltheykillme。“
“Oh！ButMajor，theynotkillyou——never；theychuckblanketoveryourheadandtakeyoubacktoAsika。ItJeekietheykill，skinhimalive-o，andalltherestofit。“
“Hopenot，Jeekie，becausetheythinkweshalldiethesameday。Butifso，Ican’thelpit。To-morrowmorningIshallwalkout，andnowthat’ssettled。Iamtiredandgoingtosleep，“andhethrewhimselfdownuponthebedand，beingwornoutwithwearinessandanxiety，soonfellfastasleep。
ButJeekiedidnotsleep，althoughhetoolaydownuponhisbed。Onthecontrary，heremainedwideawakeandreflected，moredeeplyperhapsthanhehadeverdonebefore，beingsurethesuperstitionastothedependenceofAlan’slifeuponhisownwasnowwornverythin，andthathishourwasathand。HethoughtofmakingAlan’swildattempttodepartimpossiblebythesimplemethodofwarningtheAsika，but，notwithstandinghisnativeselfishness，wastooloyaltoletthatideatakerootinhismind。No，therewasnothingtobedone；
iftheMajorwishedtostart，theMajormuststart，andhe，Jeekie，mustpaytheprice。Well，hedeservedit，whohadbeenfoolenoughtolistentothesecretpromptingsofLittleBonsaandconducthimtoAsiki-land。
Thushepassedseveralhours，forthemostpartinmelancholyspeculationsastotheexactfashionofhisend，untilatlengthwearinessovercamehimalsoand，shuttinghiseyes，Jeekiebegantodoze。Suddenlyhegrewawareofthepresenceofsomeotherpersonintheroom，butthinkingthatitwasonlytheAsikaprowlingaboutinheruncannyfashion，orperhapsherspirit，forhowherbodyenteredtheplacehecouldnotguess，hedidnotstir，butlaybreathingheavilyandwatchingoutofthecornerofhiseye。
Presentlyafigureemergedfromtheshadowsintothefaintlightthrownbythesinglelampthatburnedabove，andthoughitwaswrappedinadarkcloak，JeekieknewatoncethatitwasnottheAsika。Verystealthilythefi
