“I ask you to do so!”
“Is it an order?”
“It is an entreaty!”
“I will remain!”
“Mr. Fragoso!”
“Miss Lina!”
“I thank you!”
“Thank me, then, with a good shake of the hand,” replied Fragoso; “that is worth something.”
Lina held out her hand, and Fragoso kept it for a few moments while he looked into her face. And that is the reason why he did not take his place in the pirogue, and became, without appearing to be, the guard upon Torres.
Did the latter notice the feelings of aversion with which he was regarded? Perhaps, but doubtless he had his reasons for taking no account of them.