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��Black Hawk = Black Hawk ��1767´1838���察�an American Indian ��Sac��
chieftain�察 �defeated by the U。S。 Army in 1832�察 �whose ;Autobiography;
��1833�� became an American classic。��
;How charming� ─�exclaimed Miss Rowley�察�clasping her hands。 ;How
very obliging of you�察�Mr。 Howard。 Are you fond of shooting�拭�My brother's
preserves are in fine orderor perhaps you are partial to yachting;
Bowing my thanks for these amiable hints�察�I carelessly observed that
the letter of the Cherokee editor was no sacrifice at all�察�for the chief and
myself were regular correspondents�察�I had a dozen of his letters�察�and had
just given one to Mr。 T´。 This intelligence evidently lessened Miss
Rowley's excessive gratitude。 She continued her applications�察 �however�察�
casting an eye on her list。
;Perhaps you correspond also with some rowdies�察�Mr。 Howard�拭�Could
you oblige me with a rowdy letter�拭─�
��rowdies = in the mid´nineteenth century�察�an American slang term for
backwoodsmen or other rough and disorderly types��
I drew up a little at this request�察�my correspondents�察�I assured the lady�察�
were generally men of respectability�察�though one of them was of a savage
race。
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;No doubt�察 �but in the way of autographs�察 �you know�察 �one would
correspond with;
The sentence remained unfinished�察�for the lady added�察�
;I wrote myself to Madame Laffarge�察�not long since。 I am sorry to say
Lady Holberton has two of hers�察�but although an excellent person in most
respects�察 �yet it cannot be denied that as regards autographs�察 �Lady
Holberton is very illiberal。 I offered her Grizzel Baillie�察 �two Cardinals�察�
William Pitt�察�and Grace Darling�察�for one of her Laffarges�察�but she would
not part with it。 Yet the exchange was very fair�察 �especially as Madame
Laffarge is still living。;
��Madame Laffarge = Marie Lafarge ��1816´1853���察 �French woman
convicted in 1840 for poisoning her husband�察 �later pardoned。 Grizzel
Baillie = Lady Grizel Baillie ��1665´1746���察 �Scottish poet。 William Pitt =
either William Pitt ;the Elder; ��1708´1778�� or William Pitt ;the Younger;
��1759´1806���察�both British Prime Ministers。 Grace Darling = Grace Darling
��1815´1842���察�English heroine and lighthouse keeper's daughter�察�famous for
her rescue of castaways in 1838。��
I bowed an assent to the remark。
;And then she herself actually once made proposals for
Schinderhannes�察�to a friend of mine�察�offering Howard�察�the philanthropist�察�
Talma�察�William Penn�察�and Fenelon for himall commonplace enough�察�you
knowand Schinderhannes quite unique。 My friend was indignant� ─�
��Schinderhannes = German bandit chief�察�executed in 1803。 Howard =
John Howard ��1726´1790���察 �English philanthropist and prison reformer。
Talma = Francois Talma ��1763´1826���察�popular French playwright。 William
Penn ��1644´1718���察 �Quaker founder of Pennsylvania。 Fenelon = Francois
Fenelon ��1651´1715���察�French Archbishop and writer��
I ventured to excuse Lady Holberton by suggesting that probably at the
time her stock of notabilities was low。
Miss Rowley shook her head�察�and curled her lip�察�as if she fancied the
lady had only been seeking to drive a hard bargain。
;On one point�察 �however�察 �I have carried the day�察 �Mr。 Howard。 Lady
Holberton is not a little proud of her Vidocq�察�but I have obtained one far
superior to hers�察 �one addressed to myself so piquant and gallant too。 I
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called on the dear old burglar on purpose to coax him into writing me a
note。;
��Vidocq = Francois Vidocq ��1775´1857���察�French police detective who
turned robber�察�and was exposed in 1832。��
I wondered�察�in petto�察�whether I should meet any illustrious convicts at
Miss Rowley's party the next evening�察�but remembering to have heard her
called an exclusive�察�it did not seem very probable。
��in petto = silently�察�to oneself ��Latin����
After running her eye over the list again�察�Miss Rowley made another
inquiry。
;Mr。 Howard�察 �could you get me something from an American
Colonel�拭─�
I assured the lady we had colonels of all sorts�察 �and begged to know
what particular variety she had placed on her cataloguewas it an officer
of the regular service�察�or one of no service at all�拭�
;Oh�察 �the last�察 �certainlyofficers who have seen service are so
commonplace� ─�
My own pen was immediately placed at Miss Rowley's disposal�察�as my
sword would have been�察�had I owned one。 As I had been called colonel a
hundred times without having commanded a regiment once�察�my own name
was as good as any other on the present occasion。
;You are very obliging。 Since you are so good�察�may I also trouble you
to procure me a line from a very remarkable personage of your countrya
very distinguished manhe has been President�察�or Speaker of the Senate�察�
or something of that sort。;
To which of our head men did Miss Rowley allude�拭�
;He is called Uncle Sam�察�I believe。;
��Uncle Sam = ;Uncle Sam; became a popular personification of the
United States during the War of 1812�察�replacing Brother Jonathan�察�and was
often used in contradistinction to the British ;John Bull;��
This was not so easy a task�察�for though we have thousands of colonels�察�
there is but one Uncle Sam in the world。 On hearing that such was the case�察�
Miss Rowley's anxiety on the subject increased immeasurably�察 �but I
assured her the old gentleman only put his name to treaties�察 �and tariffs�察�
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and although his sons were wonderfully gallant�察�yet he himself had never
condescended to notice any woman but a queen regnant�此 �and I further
endeavored to give some idea of his identity。 Miss Rowley stopped me
short�察�however。
;Only procure me one line from him�察 �Mr。 Howard�察 �and I shall be
indebted to you for life。 It will be time enough to find out all about him
when I once have his namethat is the essential thing。;
I shrunk from committing myself�察�however�察�declaring that I would as
soon engage to procure a billet´doux from Prester John。
��Prester John = Mythical ruler believed in the Middle Ages to head a
powerful Christian Kingdom somewhere in Asia�察�later identified with the
Christian Kings of Ethiopia in Africa��
;Prester John� �That would�察�indeed�察�be quite invaluable� ─�
This Asiatic diversion was a happy one�察�and came very apropos�察�for it
carried Miss Rowley into China�察 �she inquired if I had any Chinese
connections。
;Though altogether�察 �I am pretty well satisfied with my Chinese
negotiations�察�as soon as the Celestial Empire was opened to the civilized
world�察�I engaged an agent there to collect for me。 But�察�could you put me
on the track of a Confucius�拭─�
��opened to the civilized world = following the so´called Opium War�察�
Britain had in 1842 forced China to open trade with her��
I was obliged to admit my inability to do so�察�and at the same moment
the collecting instincts of Lady Holberton and Mr。 T´�察 �drew their
attention to the corner where Miss Rowley and myself were conversing�察�as
they moved toward us�察 �Miss Rowley pocketed her list�察 �throwing herself
upon my honor not to betray the deficiencies in her role d'equipage�察�or the
collecting negociations just opened between us。 Lady Holberton�察 �as she
advanced�察 �invited Miss Rowley�察 �with an ill´concealed air of triumph�察 �to
feast her eyes once more on the Lumley autograph�察�and not long after the
party broke up。
��role d'equipage = muster roll ��French���察�here�察�Miss Rowley's list of her
autographs��
The next day�察�in passing Holberton´House�察�I observed the chariot of a
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fashionable physician before the door�察�and at Miss Rowley's party in the
evening learned from Mr。 T´ that Lady Holberton was quite unwell。
The following morning I called to inquire�察 �and received for answer that
;her ladyship w
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