Mrs. Bob: A Novel — page 104: what you’re looking at

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96 MONSIEUR MERKLE, THE WIZARD. ‘“Yes, I knew it; picked up a note he sent her; watched for the man wearing the white primrose. But enough—Gypsy punished the fellow for his 1m- pertinence, and I believe he will never attempt to harm her openly. Pardon me, I have an appoint- ment.’? ‘“Remember, at ten.”’ “T will be on deck, Monsieur Merle. Bon soir /”? Gravely they shake hands, these two who have just completed one of the oddest compacts ever made, and then separate. Bob Pemberton’s appointment must be one of the mind, or else it can await his convenience, for three minutes later he is engaged in the odd—for him— task of keeping an eye on the man who claims to exercise such magical power over Miss Gypsy. GComichooksscom J