Secret History of to Day Being Revelations of a Diplomatic Spy
Secret History of to Day Being Revelations of a Diplomatic Spy
Upward Allen
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Reassured on this point I prepared to defend myself boldly. The head man of the party appeared to be an old fellow with a short grey beard, who might have passed equally well in the uncertain light for a Wallach, a Slovene, a gipsy, or a Jew, but certainly not for an honest man of any race. Addressing my- self to the chief of the smugglers, as I conceived him to be, in Polish, I asked — ' Why have you dared to treat me like this ? ' ' He is a Pole ! ' The muttered exclamation 208 SECRET HISTORY... OF TO-DAY solved my doubt as to the race of the smugglers. The language they used between themselves was Romany. ' What were you doing in our wood ? ' the old gipsy asked threateningly. Before I had time to reply, the old man's eye suddenly lighted up. He took a step towards me, uttered an amazed ejaculation, and then, before I knew what was happening, fell on his knees before me, and, seizing my right hand, respectfully kissed a ring on the little finger. At the same time the other members of the party crowded round, evidently impatient to follow his example.
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