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

changed the themeI did it several times as an experimentand dropped 

some remark about my friend Flemming�察�then the sombre blue eyes would 

come back to me instantly。 

     Now�察�is not this the oddest thing in the world�拭�No�察�not the oddest。 The 

effect which you tell me was produced on you by my casual mention of an 

unknown   girl   swinging   in   a   hammock   is   certainly   as   strange。   You   can 

conjecture   how   that   passage   in   your   letter   of   Friday   startled   me。   Is   it 

possible�察�than�察�that two people who have never met�察�and who are hundreds 

of miles apart�察�can exert a magnetic influence on each other�拭�I have read 

of   such   psychological   phenomena�察  �but   never   credited   them。   I   leave   the 

solution   of   the   problem   to   you。   As   for   myself�察  �all   other   things   being 

favorable�察�it would be impossible for me to fall in love with a woman who 

listens to me only when I am talking of my friend� �

     I   am   not   aware   that   any   one   is   paying   marked   attention   to   my   fair 

neighbor。   The   lieutenant   of   the   navyhe   is   stationed   at   Rivermouth    

sometimes        drops    in   of  an    evening�察    �and   sometimes       the   rector    from 

Stillwater�察�the lieutenant the oftener。 He was there last night。 I should not 

be   surprised   if   he   had   an   eye   to   the   heiress�察  �but   he   is   not   formidable。 

Mistress Daw carries a neat little spear of irony�察�and the honest lieutenant 

seems to have a particular facility for impaling himself on the point of it。 

He   is   not   dangerous�察  �I   should   say�察  �though   I   have   known   a   woman   to 

satirize   a   man   for   years�察  �and   marry   him   after   all。   Decidedly�察  �the   lowly 

rector   is   not   dangerous�察  �yet�察  �again�察  �who   has   not   seen   Cloth   of   Frieze 



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victorious in the lists where Cloth of Gold went down�拭�

     As to the photograph。 There is an exquisite ivory´type of Marjorie�察�in 

passe´partout�察  �on   the   drawing   room  mantel´piece。   It   would   be   missed   at 

once if taken。 I would do anything reasonable for you�察�Jack�察�but I've no 

burning desire to be hauled up before the local justice of the peace�察�on a 

charge of petty larceny。 

     P。S。Enclosed   is   a   spray   of   mignonette�察  �which   I   advise   you   to   treat 

tenderly。 Yes�察�we talked of you again last night�察�as usual。 It is becoming a 

little dreary for me。 



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                               CHAPTER VIII。 



                 EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMING。 

                                     August 22�察�1872。 

     Your    letter  in  reply   to  my    last  has  occupied     my   thoughts    all  the 

morning。 I do not know what to think。 Do you mean to say that you are 

seriously half in love with a woman whom you have never seen with a 

shadow�察  �a   chimera�拭  �for   what   else   can   Miss   Daw   to   be   you�拭  �I   do   not 

understand it at all。 I understand neither you nor her。 You are a couple of 

ethereal     beings    moving      in  finer   air   than   I   can   breathe    with    my 

commonplace         lungs。   Such    delicacy    of   sentiment    is  something      that  I 

admire without comprehending。 I am bewildered。 I am of the earth earthy�察�

and I find myself in the incongruous position of having to do with mere 

souls�察�with natures so   finely tempered   that   I   run some   risk of   shattering 

them in my awkwardness。 I am as Caliban among the spirits� �

     Reflecting on your letter�察�I am not sure that it is wise in me to continue 

this correspondence。 But no�察�Jack�察�I do wrong to doubt the good sense that 

forms the basis of your character。 You are deeply interested in Miss Daw�察�

you feel that she is a person whom you may perhaps greatly admire when 

you know her�此�at the same time you bear in mind that the chances are ten 

to five that�察�when you do come to know her�察�she will fall far short of your 

ideal�察�and you will not care for her in the least。 Look at it in this sensible 

light�察�and I will hold back nothing from you。 

     Yesterday   afternoon   my   father   and   myself   rode   over   to   Rivermouth 

with   the  Daws。 A heavy  rain   in   the  morning   had   cooled   the   atmosphere 

and laid the dust。 To Rivermouth is a drive of eight miles�察�along a winding 

road   lined   all   the   way   with   wild   barberry   bushes。   I   never   saw   anything 

more   brilliant   than   these   bushes�察  �the   green   of   the   foliage   and   the   faint 

blush   of   the   berries   intensified   by   the   rain。  The   colonel   drove�察  �with   my 

father in front�察�Miss Daw and I on the back seat。 I resolved that for the 

first five miles your name should not pass my lips。 I was amused by the 

artful attempts she made�察�at the start�察�to break through my reticence。 Then 



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a silence fell upon her�察�and then she became suddenly gay。 That keenness 

which I enjoyed so much when it was exercised on the lieutenant was not 

so satisfactory directed against myself。 Miss Daw has great sweetness of 

disposition�察�but she can be disagreeable。 She is like the young lady in the 

rhyme�察�with the curl on her forehead�察�

                             ;When       she   is  good�察                           �She     is 

very�察�very good�察                             �And when she is bad�察�she is horrid� ─�

     I kept to   my resolution�察�however�察�but on the return home I  relented�察�

and   talked   of   your   mare�   �Miss   Daw   is   going   to   try   a   side´   saddle   on 

Margot some morning。 The animal is a trifle too light for my weight。 By 

the bye�察�I nearly forgot to say that Miss Daw sat for a picture yesterday to 

a Rivermouth artist。 If the negative turns out well�察�I am to have a copy。 So 

our ends will be accomplished without crime。 I wish�察�though�察�I could send 

you the ivorytype in the drawing´room�察�it is cleverly colored�察�and would 

give you an idea of her hair and eyes�察�which of course the other will not。 

     No�察 �Jack�察 �the   spray  of   mignonette did   not   come   from   me。 A  man   of 

twenty´eight   doesn't   enclose   flowers   in   his   lettersto   another   man。   But 

don't attach too much significance to the circumstance。 She gives sprays of 

mignonette   to   the   rector�察  �sprays   to   the   lieutenant。   She   has   even   given   a 

rose   from   her   bosom   to   your   slave。   It   is   her   jocund   nature   to   scatter 

flowers�察�like Spring。 

     If my letters sometimes read disjointedly�察�you must understand that I 

never finish one at a sitting�察�but write at intervals�察�when the mood is on 

me。 

     The mood is not on me now。 



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                               CHAPTER IX。 



                 EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMING。 

                                     August 23�察�1872。 

     I   have   just   returned   from   the   strangest   interview   with   Marjorie。   She 

has all but confessed to me her interest in you。 But with what modesty and 

dignity� �Her words elude my pen as I attempt to put them on paper�察�and�察�

indeed�察�it was not so much what she said as her manner�察�and that I cannot 

reproduce。   Perhaps   it   was   of   a   piece   with   the   strangeness   of   this   whole 

business�察�that she should tacitly acknowledge to a third party the love she 

feels for a man she has never beheld� �But I have lost�察�through your aid�察�the 

faculty  of   being surprised。  I   accept   things   as people   do in dreams。   Now 

that   I   am   again   in   my   room�察  �it   all   appears   like   an   illusionthe   black 

masses of Rembrandtish shadow under the trees�察�the fireflies whirling in 

Pyrrhic dances among the shrubbery�察�the sea over there�察�Marjorie sitting 

on the hammock� �

     It   is   past   midnight�察  �and   I   am   too   sleepy   to   write   more。 Thursday 

Morning。 

     My father has suddenly taken it into his head to spend a few days at 

the Shoals。 In the meanwhile you will   not hear from  me。 I see   Marjorie 

walking in the garden with the colonel。 I wish I could speak to her alone�察�

but shall probably not have an opportunity before we leave。 



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                                 CHAPTER X。 



                 EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMING。 

                                     August 28�察�1872。 

     You     were   passing     into  your    second    childhood�察    �were    you�拭   �Your 

intellect was so reduced that my epistolary gifts seemed quite considerable 

to you�察�did they�拭�I rise superior to the sarcasm in your favor of the 11th 

instant�察  �when   I   notice   that   five   days'   silence   on   my   part   is   sufficient   to 

throw you into the depths of despondency。 

     We returned only this morning from Appledore�察�that enchanted island ´ 

´at   four   dollars   per   day。  I  find   on   my   desk    three   letters  from   you� �

Evidently   there   is   no   lingering   doubt   in   your   mind   as   to   the   pleasure   I 

derive from your correspondence。 These letters are undated�察�but in what I 

take to be the latest are two passages that require my consideration。 You 

will   pardon   my   candor�察  �dear   Flemming�察  �but   the   conviction   forces   itself 

upon me that

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