Mrs. Bob: A Novel — page 62: what you’re looking at

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64 TOLD UNDER THE MOON. CHAPTER VI. TOIL. UNDER THE MOON. The situation instantly assumes another phase in the eyes of Amos; he could dare when the object of his wrath was a frail slip of a girl, butitis a different matter to find himself face to face with a man, who has doffed his coat, and evidently prepared himself for a battle royal. He gives one look, and believing discretion the better part of valor, proceeds to beat as hasty a retreat as even Ralph Rollins could boast. Bob makes a start after him; his blood is on fire to avenge the insult put upon the young girl by a wretch who would even dare strike her, but a soft voice calls: ‘“‘Bob Pemberton, come here; I want you.”? And Bob immediately slackens his furious pace, comes to a halt, turns, and retraces his steps. When he faces Gypsy Gordon he finds her laughing; the ridiculous side of the question has appealed to her nature; for the time being she ignores the graver issue. | ‘You look as though ready for business,’ she ex- claims, as Bob resumes his coat and thus disposes of his belligerent appearance. ‘I’m only sorry I failed to get hold of the rasca]— I’ll regret it to my dying day.”? Gomichooksscom