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fog。    Our silence was not lost upon Aldrich。            For some time he had been 

crouching   in     the   bow�察  �whispering   indignantly   to    Lady   Moya�察  �now   he 

exclaimed aloud�此�

     ;What did I tell you�拭─�he cried contemptuously�察 �they got away in this 

boat   because   they   were   afraid   of   ME�察  �not   because   they   were   afraid   of 

being    drowned。      If  they've    nothing   to  be   afraid  of�察 �why   are   they   so 

anxious to keep us drifting around all night in this fog�拭              �Why don't they 

help us stop one of those tugs�拭─�

     Lord Ivy exploded suddenly。 

     ;Rot� ─�he exclaimed。         ;If they're afraid of you�察�why did they ask you 

to go with them�拭─�

     ;They     didn't� ─  �cried   Aldrich�察  �truthfully    and   triumphantly。      ;They 

kidnapped       you   and    Moya     because    they    thought    they   could    square 

themselves with YOU。           But they didn't want ME� ─          �The issue had been 

fairly stated�察�and no longer with self´respect could I remain silent。 

     ;We don't want you now� ─�I said。            ;Can't you understand�察─�I went on 

with as much self´restraint as I could muster�察 �we are willing and anxious 

to   explain   ourselves   to   Lord   Ivy�察  �or   even   to   you�察  �but   we   don't   want   to 

explain to the police�拭      �My friend thought you and Lord Ivy were crooks�察�

escaping。     You think WE are crooks�察�escaping。 You both; 

     Aldrich snorted contemptuously。 

     ;That's a likely story� ─�he cried。         ;No wonder you don't want to tell 

THAT to the police� ─�

     From the bow came an exclamation�察�and Lady Moya rose to her feet。 

     ;Phil� ─�she said�察 �you bore me� ─�She picked her way across the thwart 

to where Kinney sat at the stroke oar。 

     ;My   brother   and   I   often   row   together�察─  �she   said�察   �I   will   take   your 

place。; 

     When   she   had   seated   herself   we   were   so   near   that   her   eyes   looked 

directly    into  mine。    Drawing      in  the   oars�察 �she   leaned   upon    them   and 

smiled。 

     ;Now�察�then�察─�she commanded�察 �tell us all about it。; 



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     Before I could speak there came from behind her a sudden radiance�察�

and as though a curtain had been snatched aside�察�the fog flew apart�察�and 

the sun�察�dripping�察�crimson�察�and gorgeous�察�sprang from the waters。                    From 

the   others   there   was   a   cry   of   wonder   and   delight�察  �and   from   Lord   Ivy   a 

shriek of incredulous laughter。 

     Lady Moya clapped her hands joyfully and pointed past me。                    I turned 

and looked。       Directly  behind   me�察�not   fifty  feet   from us�察 �was   a   shelving 

beach   and   a   stone   wharf�察  �and   above   it   a   vine´covered   cottage�察  �from   the 

chimney   of   which   smoke   curled   cheerily。        Had   the   yawl�察  �while   Lady 

Moya was taking the oars�察�NOT swung in a circle�察�and had the sun NOT 

risen�察  �in   three   minutes   more   we   would   have   bumped   ourselves   into   the 

State   of   Connecticut。     The   cottage   stood   on   one   horn   of   a   tiny   harbor。 

Beyond it�察�weather´beaten shingled houses�察�sail´lofts�察�and wharfs stretched 

cosily in a half´circle。 Back of them rose splendid elms and the delicate 

spire of a church�察�and from the unruffled surface of the harbor the masts of 

many      fishing´boats。      Across     the   water�察   �on   a  grass´grown      point�察  �a 

whitewashed light´house blushed in the crimson glory of the sun。 Except 

for an oyster´man in his boat at the end of the wharf�察�and the smoke from 

the chimney of his cottage�察�the little village slept�察�the harbor slept。             It was 

a picture of perfect content�察�confidence�察�and peace。              ;Oh� ─�cried the Lady 

Moya�察 �how pretty�察�how pretty� ─�

     Lord   Ivy   swung   the   bow   about   and   raced   toward   the   wharf。      The 

others stood up and cheered hysterically。 

     At the sound and at the sight of us emerging so mysteriously from the 

fog�察�the man in the fishing´boat raised himself to his full height and stared 

as incredulously as though he beheld a mermaid。 He was an old man�察�but 

straight and tall�察�and the oysterman's boots stretching to his hips made him 

appear even taller   than he was。          He   had a bristling   white beard and his 

face was tanned to a fierce copper color�察�but his eyes were blue and young 

and gentle。      They lit suddenly with excitement and sympathy。 

     ;Are   you   from   the   Patience�拭─  �he   shouted。     In   chorus   we   answered 

that we were�察�and Ivy pulled the yawl alongside the fisherman's boat。 

     But already the old man had turned and�察�making a megaphone of his 



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hands�察�was shouting to the cottage。 

     ;Mother� ─  �he   cried�察   �mother�察  �here   are   folks   from   the   wreck。      Get 

coffee and blankets andand baconand eggs� ─�

     ;May the Lord bless him� ─�exclaimed the Lady Moya devoutly。 

     But Aldrich�察  �excited   and   eager�察  �pulled   out   a   roll   of   bills   and   shook 

them at the man。 

     ;Do you want to earn ten dollars�拭─�he demanded�察 �then chase yourself 

to the village and bring the constable。; 

     Lady   Moya   exclaimed   bitterly�察  �Lord   Ivy   swore�察  �Kinney   in   despair 

uttered a dismal howl and dropped his head in his hands。 

     ;It's no use�察�Mr。 Aldrich�察─�I said。         Seated in the stern�察�the others had 

hidden me from the fisherman。             Now I stood up and he saw me。               I laid 

one hand on his�察�and pointed to the tin badge on his suspender。 

     ;He   is   the   village   constable   himself�察─  �I   explained。   I   turned   to   the 

lovely lady。     ;Lady Moya�察─�I said�察 �I want to introduce you to my father� ─�

I   pointed    to  the  vine´covered      cottage。    ;That's    my   home�察─    �I  said。  I 

pointed to the sleeping town。          ;That�察─�I told her�察 �is the village of Fairport。 

Most of it belongs to father。 You are all very welcome。; 



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