It will all end, like the tales of the Arabian Nights, in your living in a palace.

How delightful to think of this long family quarrel at last coming to a close! But how do you go ?" "If Miss Van Diemen goes overland, I can do something toward protecting her and making her comfortable," suggested Thurstane.

"I am ordered to Fort Yuma." Coronado glanced at the young officer, noted the guilty blush which peeped out of his tanned cheek, and came to a decision on the instant.
"Overland!" he exclaimed, lifting both his hands.

"Take her overland! My God! my God!" Thurstane reddened at the insinuation that he had given bad advice to Miss Van Diemen; but though he wanted to fight the Mexican, he controlled himself, and did not even argue.

Like all sensitive and at the same time self-respectful persons, he was exceedingly considerate of the feelings of others, and was a very lamb in conversation.
"It is a desert," continued Coronado in a kind of scream of horror.