A Servant of Satan: Romantic Career of Prado the Assassin — page 172: what you’re looking at

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- ‘ é * +’ id al val nd 3 - 164 SoS SOY SERVANT OF SATAN. block and cape flat by the ponderous foot of the ele- phant.” There was a murmur of horror among those present, in which even Lord Arthur joined, and Frederick, who had been sitting motionless on the sofa with Lady Kingsbury’s toy terrier lying across his knees, unconsciously twisted the little dog’s ear so violently that it gave a suppressed howl, and, reproachfully looking at him, retired to its mistress skirts in high dudgeon. ‘¢Remember, please,” remarked the colonel, ‘‘that you insisted that I should tell you all Le, and that I did SO against my own inclination.” “Yes, of course, of course, my dear Charlie. But do go on, please,” exclaimed Lady Margaret, impatiently. | ‘‘ Allright, Pearl. You are really the most blood-thirsty little woman I have ever met. I suppose I shall have to spin you the remainder of the yarn,” replied the colonel, as he laughed somewhat constrainedly. ‘‘T forgot to tell you that a man of the name of Count yon Waldberg, a. Prussian nobleman, with whom we had become acquainted on our passage out to Bombay, was at the time staying at Baroda with a Colonel Fitzpatrick. This young man never took my fancy, and I had had occasion to believe him to be a rather shady character.” ‘‘ Just like you. You always manage to see the dark side of everybody,” interrupted Lord Arthur, who was lounging on a pile of cushions. ‘Please, Arthur, spare us your remarks. Do, there’s a good fellow,” cried the irrepressible Pearl. ‘When you have quite finished fighting there I will re- sume my story,” exclaimed Colonel Clery. ‘Don’t mind them, Charlie. We are all very anxious to hear the end,” rejoined Lady Kingsbury, smiling. ‘Very well. I was just telling you about this man Wald- berg. He was invited by the Guicowar of Baroda to be pres- comicbooks.co mn