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

horizon�察    �was   changed     by   magic    into  a  broken    field  of   glittering  ice�察�

interspersed with marvellous silvery fjords。 In the far distance the Isle of 

Shoals   loomed   up   like   a   group   of   huge   bergs   drifting   down   on   us。   The 

Polar Regions in a June thaw� �It was exceedingly fine。 What did we talk 



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about�拭     �We    talked   about    the   weatherand      you�    �The   weather     has   been 

disagreeable   for   several   days   pastand   so   have   you。   I   glided   from   one 

topic to the other very naturally。 I told my friends of your accident�察�how it 

had   frustrated   all   our   summer   plans�察  �and   what   our   plans   were。   I   played 

quite a spirited solo on the fibula。 Then I described you�察�or�察�rather�察�I didn't。 

I spoke of your amiability�察�of your patience under this severe affliction�察�of 

your touching gratitude when Dillon brings you little presents of fruit�察�of 

your tenderness to your sister Fanny�察�whom you would not allow to stay in 

town   to   nurse   you�察  �and   how   you   heroically   sent   her   back   to   Newport�察�

preferring to remain alone with Mary�察�the cook�察�and your man Watkins�察�to 

whom�察�by the way�察 �you were devotedly attached。 If you had been   there�察�

Jack�察  �you   wouldn't   have   known   yourself。   I   should   have   excelled   as   a 

criminal lawyer�察�if I had not turned my attention to a different branch of 

jurisprudence。 

     Miss Marjorie asked all manner of leading questions concerning you。 

It did not occur to me then�察�but it struck me forcibly afterwards�察�that she 

evinced   a   singular   interest   in   the   conversation。   When   I   got   back   to   my 

room�察  �I   recalled   how   eagerly   she   leaned   forward�察  �with   her   full�察  �snowy 

throat   in   strong   moonlight�察  �listening   to   what   I   said。   Positively�察  �I   think   I 

made her like you� �

     Miss Daw is a girl whom you would like immensely�察�I can tell you that。 

A beauty without affectation�察�a high and tender natureif one can read the 

soul in the face。 And the old colonel is a noble character�察�too。 

     I   am   glad   that   the   Daws   are   such   pleasant   people。   The   Pines   is   an 

isolated   spot�察  �and   my   resources   are   few。   I   fear   I   should   have   found   life 

here somewhat monotonous before long�察�with no other society than that of 

my excellent sire。 It is true�察�I might have made a target of the defenceless 

invalid�察�but I haven't a taste for artillery�察�moi。 



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                                CHAPTER VI。 



                 JOHN FLEMMING TO EDWARD DELANEY。 

                                     August 17�察�1872。 

     For a man who hasn't a taste for artillery�察�it occurs to me�察�my friend�察�

you   are   keeping   up   a   pretty   lively   fire   on   my   inner   works。   But   go   on。 

Cynicism is a   small brass field´piece   that eventually bursts   and kills   the 

artilleryman。 

     You may abuse me as   much as you like�察�and   I'll not complain�察�for   I 

don't know what I should do without your letters。 They are curing me。 I 

haven't hurled anything at Watkins since last Sunday�察�partly because I have 

grown   more   amiable   under   your   teaching�察  �and   partly   because   Watkins 

captured my ammunition one night�察�and carried it off to the library。 He is 

rapidly losing the habit he had acquired of dodging whenever I rub my ear�察�

or make any slight motion with my right arm。 He is still suggestive of the 

wine´cellar�察�however。 You may break�察�you may shatter Watkins�察�if you will�察�

but the scent of the Roederer will hang round him still。 

     Ned�察�that Miss Daw must be a charming person。 I should certainly like 

her。   I   like   her   already。   When   you   spoke   in   your   first   letter   of   seeing   a 

young   girl   swinging   in   a   hammock   under   your   chamber   window�察  �I   was 

somehow strangely drawn to her。 I cannot account for it in the least。 What 

you     have    subsequently      written   of   Miss    Daw     has   strengthened      the 

impression。 You   seem  to   be   describing   a   woman   I   have known   in   some 

previous state of existence�察�or dreamed of in this。 Upon my word�察�if you 

were   to   send   me   her   photograph�察  �I   believe   I   should   recognize   her   at   a 

glance。 Her manner�察�that listening attitude�察�her traits of character�察�as you 

indicate them�察�the light hair and the dark eyesthey are all familiar things 

to   me。   Asked   a   lot   of   questions�察  �did   she�拭  �Curious   about   me�拭  �That   is 

strange。 

     You would laugh in your sleeve�察�you wretched old cynic�察�if you knew 

how I lie awake nights�察�with my gas turned down to a star�察�thinking of The 

Pines and the house across the road。 How cool it must be down there� �I 



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long for the salt smell in the air。 I picture the colonel smoking his cheroot 

on the piazza。 I send you and Miss Daw off on afternoon rambles along 

the   beach。   Sometimes   I   let   you   stroll   with   her   under   the   elms   in   the 

moonlight�察�for you are great friends by this time�察�I take it�察�and see each 

other every day。 I know your ways and your manners� �Then I fall into a 

truculent   mood�察  �and   would   like   to   destroy  somebody。   Have   you   noticed 

anything   in   the   shape   of   a   lover   hanging   around   the   colonel   Lares   and 

Penates�拭�Does that lieutenant of the horse´marines or that young Stillwater 

parson visit the house much�拭�Not that I am pining for news of them�察�but 

any gossip of the kind would be in order。 I wonder�察�Ned�察�you don't fall in 

love with Miss Daw。 I am ripe to do it myself。 Speaking of photographs�察�

couldn't you manage to slip one of her cartes´de´visite from her album 

she   must   have   an   album�察  �you   knowand   send   it   to   me�拭  �I   will   return   it 

before it could be missed。 That's a good fellow� �Did the mare arrive safe 

and sound�拭�It will be a capital animal this autumn for Central Park。 

     Ohmy leg�拭�I forgot about my leg。 It's better。 



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                               CHAPTER VII。 



                EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMIMG。 

                                     August 20�察�1872。 

     You are correct in your surmises。 I am on the most friendly terms with 

our   neighbors。   The   colonel   and   my   father   smoke   their   afternoon   cigar 

together in our sitting´room or on the piazza opposite�察�and I pass an hour 

or two of the day or the evening with the daughter。 I am more and more 

struck by the beauty�察�modesty�察�and intelligence of Miss Daw。 

     You asked me why I do not fall in love with her。 I will be frank�察�Jack�察�I 

have thought of that。 She is young�察�rich�察�accomplished�察�uniting in herself 

more attractions�察�mental and personal�察�than I can recall in any girl of my 

acquaintance�察  �but   she   lacks   the   something   that   would   be   necessary   to 

inspire   in   me   that   kind   of   interest。   Possessing   this   unknown   quality�察  �a 

woman neither beautiful nor wealthy nor very young could bring me to her 

feet。   But    not   Miss   Daw。     If  we   were    shipwrecked      together    on   an 

uninhabited islandlet me suggest a tropical island�察�for it costs no more to 

be picturesqueI would build her a bamboo hut�察�I would fetch her bread´ 

fruit and cocoanuts�察�I would fry yams for her�察�I would lure the ingenuous 

turtle and make her nourishing soups�察�but I wouldn't make love to hernot 

under eighteen months。 I would like to have her for a sister�察�that I might 

shield her and counsel her�察�and spend half my income on old threadlace 

and camel's´hair shawls。 ��We are off the island now。�� If such were not my 

feeling�察�there would still be an obstacle to my loving Miss Daw。 A greater 

misfortune   could   scarcely   befall   me   than   to   love   her。   Flemming�察  �I   am 

about to make a revelation that will astonish you。 I may be all wrong in 

my premises and consequently in my conclusions�察�but you shall judge。 

     That night when I returned to my room after the croquet party at the 

Daw's�察  �and   was   thinking   over   the   trivial   events   of   the   evening�察  �I   was 

suddenly impressed by the air of eager attention with which Miss Daw had 

followed   my   account   of   your   accident。   I   think   I   mentioned   this   to   you。 

Well�察�the next morning�察�as I went to mail my letter�察�I overtook Miss Daw 



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on the road to Rye�察�where the post´ office is�察�and accompanied her thither 

and back�察�an hour's walk。 The conversation again turned to you�察�and again 

I remarked that inexplicable look of interest which had lighted up her face 

the previous evening。 Since then�察�I have seen Miss Daw perhaps ten times�察�

perhaps      oftener�察  �and    on   each    occasion     I  found    that  when     I  was    not 

speaking of you�察�or your sister�察�or some person or place associated with 

you�察  �I   was   not   holding   her   attention。   She   would   be   absent´minded�察  �her 

eyes would wander away from me to the sea�察�or to some distant object in 

the landscape�察�her fingers would play with the leaves of a book in a way 

that convinced me she was not listening。 At these moments if I abrupt

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