The King's Talisman — page 99: what you’re looking at

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90 THE KINGS TALISMAN. spoken that caused the quick flash of intelligence in Miriam’s face, but it was in their tone and manner; and laying her hand upon the maiden’s arm, she looked curi- ously up into her face. Selina would have spoken further, but at that moment Noureddin looked in. | ‘Pair lady,” said he, “the sun is just dipping upon the mountain tops, and its heat is nearly:gone. Will you not taste the air that is moving without your pavilion?” ‘<T will, indeed, sir,” replied Selina, with a thankful ex- - pression. “ And your attendant, too?” You will go, Miriam?” Selina said, turning to her com- panion. ‘‘With pleasure,” returned Miriam; and ere long the two females were again upon horseback. | As the evening shades threw their gauzy vail over the desert sands and the mountain peaks, Noureddin drew his steed nearer to the fair Sclina, and by a sort of instinctive, mutual consent, they rode farther in advance of the train. Thus far they had said but little, save incidental remarks upon the nature and appearance of the barren scenery that met the eye on their path; but the most casual observer could not have failed'to notice that there was. much thought and feeling in their hearts, even though it found no utterance. Several times had Noureddin found the eyes of his com- panion fixed upon his features with a most earnest and in- quisitive glance, but his own look was sure to turn those orbs away, and call up a blush beneath their dark lashes. ‘‘Lady,” at length said the young man, with a slight tremulousness in his tone, ‘“‘the short time we have spent together has been, I believe, an eventful season for us both; but to me its memory will be fraught with some happy asso- clations.” ‘So may I too say,” fell from Selina’s lips, as she looked gratefully into the face of her companion. ‘‘My journey Eomichooks (Eo)