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silence and dust and desolation。 I interrupt this a moment�察�to take a shy 

at Watkins with the second volume of Cesar Birotteau。 Missed him� �I think 

I could bring him down with a copy of Sainte´Beuve or the Dictionnaire 

Universel�察�if I had it。 These small Balzac books somehow do not quite fit 

my hand�察�but I shall fetch him yet。 I've an idea that Watkins is tapping the 

old    gentleman's     Chateau     Yquem。      Duplicate     key   of   the   wine´cellar。 

Hibernian swarries in the front basement。 Young Cheops up stairs�察�snug in 

his   cerements。     Watkins     glides   into  my    chamber�察    �with   that  colorless�察�

hypocritical face of his drawn out long like an accordion�察�but I know he 

grins all the way down stairs�察�and is glad I have broken my leg。 Was not 

my evil star in the very zenith when I ran up to town to attend that dinner 

at Delmonico's�拭�I didn't come up altogether for that。 It was partly to buy 

Frank Livingstone's roan mare Margot。 And now I shall not be able to sit 

in   the   saddle   these   two   months。   I'll   send   the   mare   down   to   you   at   The 

Pinesis that the name of the place�拭�

     Old Dillon fancies that I have something on my mind。 He drives me 

wild with lemons。 Lemons for a mind diseased� �Nonsense。 I am only as 

restless as the devil under this confinementa thing I'm not used to。 Take a 



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man who has never had so much as a headache or a toothache in his life�察�

strap one of his legs in a section of water´ spout�察�keep him in a room in the 

city   for   weeks�察  �with   the   hot   weather   turned   on�察  �and   then   expect   him   to 

smile   and   purr   and   be   happy�   �It   is   preposterous。   I   can't   be   cheerful   or 

calm。 

     Your letter is the first consoling thing I have had since my disaster�察�ten 

days ago。 It really cheered me up for half an hour。 Send me a screed�察�Ned�察�

as   often   as   you   can�察  �if   you   love   me。 Anything   will   do。   Write   me   more 

about that little girl in the hammock。 That was very pretty�察�all that about 

the   Dresden      china   shepherdess       and   the   pond´lily�察  �the    imagery   a    little 

mixed�察     �perhaps�察    �but   very   pretty。   I  didn't   suppose      you   had    so   much 

sentimental       furniture    in  your    upper    story。  It  shows     how    one    may    be 

familiar   for   years   with   the   reception´room   of   his   neighbor�察  �and   never 

suspect   what   is   directly  under   his   mansard。   I   supposed   your   loft   stuffed 

with   dry   legal   parchments�察  �mortgages�察  �and   affidavits�察  �you   take   down   a 

package       of   manuscript�察     �and     lo�  �there    are    lyrics   and    sonnets     and 

canzonettas。 You really have a graphic descriptive touch�察�Edward Delaney�察�

and I suspect you of anonymous love´tales in the magazines。 

     I shall be   a bear until   I hear from  you again。 Tell   me all about   your 

pretty inconnue across the road。 What is her name�拭�Who is she�拭�Who's her 

father�拭  �Where's   her   mother�拭  �Who's   her   lover�拭�You   cannot   imagine   how 

this will occupy me。 The  more trifling�察�the better。 My imprisonment has 

weakened   me   intellectually   to   such   a   degree   that   I   find   your   epistolary 

gifts quite considerable。 I am passing into my second childhood。 In a week 

or two I shall take to India rubber rings and prongs of coral。 A silver cup�察�

with an appropriate inscription�察�would be a delicate attention on your part。 

In the mean time�察�write� �



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                                CHAPTER IV。 



                 EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMING。 

                                      August 12�察�1872。 

     The sick pasha shall be amused。 Bismillah� �he wills it so。 If the story´ 

teller becomes   prolix   and   tediousthe   bow´string   and   the   sack�察  �and   two 

Nubians to drop him into the Piscataqua� �But truly�察�Jack�察�I have a hard task。 

There is literally nothing hereexcept the little girl over the way。 She is 

swinging   in   the   hammock   at   this   moment。   It   is   to   me   compensation   for 

many of the ills of life to see her now and then put out a small kid boot�察�

which fits like a glove�察�and set herself going。 Who is she�察�and what is her 

name�拭  �Her   name   is   Daw。   Only   daughter   if   Mr。   Richard   W。   Daw�察  �ex´ 

colonel   and   banker。   Mother   dead。   One   brother   at   Harvard�察  �elder   brother 

killed at the battle of Fair Oaks�察�ten years ago。 Old�察�rich family�察�the Daws。 

This is the homestead�察�where father and daughter pass eight months of the 

twelve�察    �the  rest  of   the  year   in  Baltimore     and   Washington。      The   New 

England   winter   too   many   for   the   old   gentleman。   The   daughter   is   called 

MarjorieMarjorie Daw。 Sounds odd at first�察�doesn't it�拭�But after you say 

it   over   to   yourself   half   a   dozen   times�察  �you   like   it。   There's   a   pleasing 

quaintness to it�察�something prim and violet´like。 Must be a nice sort of girl 

to be called Marjorie Daw。 

     I had mine host of The Pines in the witness´box last night�察�and drew 

the foregoing testimony from him。 He has charge of Mr。 Daw's vegetable´ 

garden�察  �and   has   known   the   family   these   thirty   years。   Of   course   I   shall 

make the acquaintance of my neighbors before many days。 It will be next 

to impossible for me not to meet Mr。 Daw or Miss Daw in some of   my 

walks。     The   young     lady  has   a  favorite    path   to  the  sea´beach。     I  shall 

intercept her   some   morning�察�and   touch   my hat   to her。 Then   the   princess 

will bend her   fair head  to   me   with   courteous surprise not   unmixed   with 

haughtiness。 Will snub me�察�in fact。 All this for thy sake�察�O Pasha of the 

Snapt Axle´tree� �   。   。   How   oddly   things   fall   out�   �Ten   minutes   ago   I   was 

called down to the parloryou know the kind of parlors in farm´houses on 



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the coast�察�a sort of amphibious parlor�察�with sea´shells on the mantel´piece 

and spruce branches in the chimney´placewhere I found my father and 

Mr。 Daw doing the antique polite to each other。 He had come to pay his 

respects to his new neighbors。 Mr。 Daw is a tall�察�slim gentleman of about 

fifty´five�察�with a florid face and snow´white mustache and side´whiskers。 

Looks like Mr。 Dombey�察�or as Mr。 Dombey would have looked if he had 

served a few years in the British Army。 Mr。 Daw was a colonel in the late 

war�察�commanding the regiment in which his son was a lieutenant。 Plucky 

old boy�察�backbone of New Hampshire granite。 Before taking his leave�察�the 

colonel delivered himself of an invitation as if he were issuing a general 

order。 Miss Daw has a few friends coming�察�at 4 p。m。�察�to play croquet on 

the lawn ��parade´ground�� and have tea ��cold rations�� on the piazza。 Will 

we honor them with our company�拭。�or be sent to the guard´ house。�� My 

father   declines   on   the   plea   of   ill´health。   My   father's   son   bows   with   as 

much suavity as he knows�察�and accepts。 

     In   my   next   I   shall   have   something   to   tell   you。   I   shall   have   seen   the 

little beauty face to face。 I have a presentiment�察�Jack�察�that this Daw is a 

rara avis� �Keep up your spirits�察�my boy�察�until I write you another letter 

and send me along word how's your leg。 



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                                 CHAPTER V。 



                 EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMING。 

                                     August 13�察�1872。 

     The party�察�my dear Jack�察�was as dreary as possible。 A lieutenant of the 

navy�察�the rector of the Episcopal Church at Stillwater�察�and a society swell 

from Nahant。 The lieutenant looked as if he had swallowed a couple of his 

buttons�察�and found the bullion rather indigestible�察�the rector was a pensive 

youth�察�of the daffydowndilly sort�察�and the swell from Nahant was a very 

weak tidal wave indeed。 The women were much better�察�as they always are�察�

the two Miss Kingsburys of Philadelphia�察�staying at the Seashell House�察�

two bright and engaging girls。 But Marjorie Daw� �

     The company broke up soon after tea�察�and I remained to smoke a cigar 

with   the   colonel on the   piazza。   It   was like   seeing   a   picture�察  �to see   Miss 

Marjorie   hovering   around   the   old   soldier�察  �and   doing   a   hundred   gracious 

little things for him。 She brought the cigars and lighted the tapers with her 

own delicate fingers�察�in the most enchanting fashion。 As we sat there�察�she 

came and went in the summer twilight�察�and seemed�察�with her white dress 

and    pale   gold    hair�察 �like  some    lovely    phantom     that   had   sprung    into 

existence   out   of   the   smokewreaths。   If   she   had   melted   into   air�察  �like   the 

statue of Galatea in the play�察�I should have been more sorry than surprised。 

     It   was   easy  to   perceive   that   the   old   colonel   worshipped   her   and   she 

him。   I   think   the   relation   between   an   elderly   father   and   a   daughter   just 

blooming   into   womanhood   the   most   beautiful   possible。   There   is   in   it   a 

subtile sentiment that cannot exist in the case of mother and daughter�察�or 

that of son and mother。 But this is getting into deep water。 

     I sat with the Daws until half past ten�察�and saw the moon rise on the 

sea。    The   ocean�察   �that  had   stretched    motionless     and   black    against   the 

horizon��

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