the queen of the pirate isle-第5节

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beginning　to　be　heavy　with　sleep。

And　then　she　remembered　a　crowd　near　her　father's　house；　out　of
which　her　father　came　smiling　pleasantly　on　her；　but　not
interfering　with　her　triumphal　progress　until　the　leader　finally
deposited　her　in　her　mother's　lap　in　their　own　sitting…room。　　And
then　she　remembered　being　〃cross；〃　and　declining　to　answer　any
questions；　and　shortly　afterwards　found　herself　comfortably　in　bed。
Then　she　heard　her　mother　say　to　her　father：

〃It　really　seems　too　ridiculous　for　anything；　John；　the　idea　of
those　grown　men　dressing　themselves　up　to　play　with　children。〃

〃Ridiculous　or　not；〃　said　her　father；　〃these　grown　men　of　the
Excelsior　mine　have　just　struck　the　famous　old　lode　of　Red
Mountain；　which　is　as　good　as　a　fortune　to　everybody　on　the　Ridge；
and　were　as　wild　as　boys！　　And　they　say　it　never　would　have　been
found　if　Polly　hadn't　tumbled　over　the　slide　directly　on　top　of　the
outcrop；　and　left　the　absurd　wig　of　that　wretched　doll　of　hers　to
mark　its　site。〃

〃And　that；〃　murmured　Polly　sleepily　to　her　doll　as　she　drew　it
closer　to　her　breast；　〃is　all　that　they　know　of　it。〃







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