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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