an unprotected female at the pyramids-第7部分

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〃You　know　your　countryman　Mr。　Ingram；　I　think？〃　said　she。

〃Oh；　yes；　very　intimately。〃

〃If　you　have　any　regard　for　him；　Mr。　Burton；〃　such　was　the　gentleman's
name；　〃I　think　you　should　put　him　on　his　guard。〃

〃On　his　guard　against　what？〃　said　Mr。　Burton　with　a　serious　air；　for
there　was　something　serious　in　the　threat　of　impending　misfortune　as
conveyed　by　Miss　Dawkins。

〃Why；〃　said　she；　〃those　Damers；　I　fear；　are　dangerous　people。〃

〃Do　you　mean　that　they　will　borrow　money　of　him？〃

〃Oh；　no；　not　that；　exactly；　but　they　are　clearly　setting　their　cap　at
him。〃

〃Setting　their　cap　at　him？〃

〃Yes；　there　is　a　daughter；　you　know；　a　little　chit　of　a　thing；　and　I
fear　Mr。　Ingram　may　be　caught　before　he　knows　where　he　is。　　It　would　be
such　a　pity；　you　know。　　He　is　going　up　the　river　with　them；　I　hear。
That；　in　his　place；　is　very　foolish。　　They　asked　me；　but　I　positively
refused。〃

Mr。　Burton　remarked　that　〃In　such　a　matter　as　that　Mr。　Ingram　would　be
perfectly　able　to　take　care　of　himself。〃

〃Well；　perhaps　so；　but　seeing　what　was　going　on；　I　thought　it　my　duty
to　tell　you。〃　　And　so　Miss　Dawkins　took　her　leave。

Mr。　Ingram　did　go　up　the　Nile　with　the　Damers；　as　did　an　old　friend　of
the　Damers　who　arrived　from　England。　　And　a　very　pleasant　trip　they　had
of　it。　　And；　as　far　as　the　present　historian　knows；　the　two　lovers　were
shortly　afterwards　married　in　England。

Poor　Miss　Dawkins　was　left　in　Cairo　for　some　time　on　her　beam　ends。
But　she　was　one　of　those　who　are　not　easily　vanquished。　　After　an
interval　of　ten　days　she　made　acquaintance　with　an　Irish　familyhaving
utterly　failed　in　moving　the　hard　heart　of　M。　Delabordeauand　with
these　she　proceeded　to　Constantinople。　　They　consisted　of　two　brothers
and　a　sister；　and　were；　therefore；　very　convenient　for　matrimonial
purposes。　　But　nevertheless；　when　I　last　heard　of　Miss　Dawkins；　she　was
still　an　unprotected　female。







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