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caressing     ease    and   habit。   Presently    he   paused    and   turned    back�察  �and 

glancing at the galley door for the first time   encountered her   wondering 

eyes。 

     It seemed so evident that she had been a curious spectator of his abrupt 

entrance on deck that he was at first disconcerted and confused。 But after a 

second glance at her he appeared to resume his composure�察�and advanced 

a little defiantly towards the galley。 

     ;I suppose I frightened you�察�popping up the fore hatch just now�拭─�

     ;The what�拭─�asked Rosey。 

     ;The fore hatch�察─�he repeated impatiently�察�indicating it with a gesture。 

     ;And that's the fore hatch�拭─�she said abstractedly。 ;You seem to know 

ships。; 

     ;Yesa little�察─�he said quietly。 ;I was below�察�and unfastened the hatch 

to come up the quickest way and take a look round。 I've just hired a room 

here�察─�he added explanatorily。 

     ;I thought so�察─�said Rosey simply�察 �you're the contractor�拭─�

     ;The contractor��oh�察�yes� �You seem to know it all。; 

     ;Father's told me。; 



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     ;Oh�察    �he's  your    fatherNott�拭    �Certainly。    I  see  now�察─   �he   continued�察�

looking   at   her   with   a   half   repressed   smile。   ;Certainly�察  �Miss   Nott�察  �good 

morning�察─      �he   half   added    and    walked     towards     the   companion       way。 

Something in the direction of his eyes as he turned away made Rosey lift 

her   hands   to   her   head。   She   had   forgotten   to   remove   her   father's   baleful 

gift。 

     She snatched it off and ran quickly to the companion way。 

     ;Sir� ─�she called。 

     The young man turned half way down the steps and looked up。 There 

was   a   faint   color   in   her   cheeks�察  �and   her   pretty   brown   hair   was   slightly 

disheveled from the hasty removal of the bonnet。 

     ;Father's very particular about strangers being on this deck�察─�she said a 

little sharply。 

     ;OhahI'm sorry I intruded。; 

     ;IIthought I'd tell you�察─�said Rosey�察�frightened by her boldness into 

a feeble anti´climax。 

     ;Thank you。; 

     She   came   back   slowly   to   the   galley   and   picked   up   the   unfortunate 

bonnet with a slight sense of remorse。 Why should she feel angry with her 

poor father's unhappy offering�拭�And what business had this strange young 

man to use the ship so familiarly�拭�Yet she was vaguely conscious that she 

and   her   father�察  �with   all   their   love   and   their   domestic   experience   of   it�察�

lacked a certain instinctive ease in its possession that the half indifferent 

stranger had shown on first treading its deck。 She walked to the hatchway 

and examined it with a new interest。 Succeeding in lifting the hatch�察�she 

gazed at the lower deck。 As she already knew the ladder had long since 

been   removed to   make   room  for   one   of   the   partitions�察 �the   only  way   the 

stranger could have reached it was by leaping to one of the rings。 To make 

sure   of this   she   let   herself down   holding on   to the   rings�察 �and dropped   a 

couple of feet to the deck below。 She was in the narrow passage her father 

had penetrated the previous night。 Before her was the door leading to de 

Ferrieres's loft�察�always locked。 It was silent within�察�it was the hour when 

the old Frenchman made his habitual promenade in the city。 But the light 

from the newly´opened hatch allowed her to see more of the mysterious 



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recesses of the forward bulkhead than she had known before�察�and she was 

startled by observing another yawning hatch´way at her feet from which 

the   closely´fitting   door   had   been   lifted�察  �and   which   the   new   lodger   had 

evidently   forgotten      to  close   again。    The   young    girl  stooped     down    and 

peered cautiously  into the  black   abyss。  Nothing   was   to be   seen�察�nothing 

heard but the distant gurgle and click of water in some remoter depth。 She 

replaced the hatch and returned by way of the passage to the cabin。 

     When      her   father   came    home     that  night   she   briefly   recounted     the 

interview with the new lodger�察�and her discovery of his curiosity。 She did 

this   with   a   possible   increase   of   her   usual   shyness   and   abstraction�察  �and 

apparently more as a duty than a colloquial recreation。 But it pleased Mr。 

Nott also to give it more than his usual misconception。 ;Looking round the 

ship�察�was heeh�察�Rosey�拭─�he said with infinite archness。 ;In course�察�kinder 

sweepin' round the galley�察�and offerin' to fetch you wood and water�察�eh�拭─�

Even   when   the   young   girl   had   picked   up   her   book   with   the   usual   faint 

smile   of   affectionate   tolerance�察  �and   then   drifted   away   in   its   pages�察  �Mr。 

Nott   chuckled   audibly。   ;I   reckon   old   Frenchy   didn't   come   by   when   the 

young one was bedevlin' you there。; 

     ;What�察�father�拭─�said Rosey�察�lifting her abstracted eyes to his face。 

     At the moment it seemed impossible that any human intelligence could 

have   suspected   deceit   or   duplicity   in   Rosey's   clear   gaze。   But   Mr。   Nott's 

intelligence      was   superhuman。       ;I  was    sayin'   that   Mr。   Ferrieres    didn't 

happen in while the young feller was thereeh�拭─�

     ;No�察�father�察─�answered Rosey�察�with an effort to follow him out of the 

pages of her book。 ;Why�拭─�

     But Mr。 Nott did not reply。 Later in the evening he awkwardly waylaid 

the new lodger before the cabin door as that gentleman would have passed 

on to his room。 

     ;I'm afraid�察─�said the young man�察�glancing at Rosey�察 �that I intruded 

upon your daughter to´day。 I was a little curious to see the old ship�察�and I 

didn't know what part of it was private。; 

     ;There ain't no private part to this yer shipthat ez�察�'cepting the rooms 

and lofts�察─�said Mr。 Nott�察�authoritatively。 Then�察�subjecting the anxious look 

of   his   daughter   to   his   usual   faculty   for   misconception�察  �he   added�察   �Thar 



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ain't no place whar you haven't as much right to go ez any other man�察�thar 

ain't any man�察�furriner or Amerykan�察�young or old�察�dyed or undyed�察�ez hev 

got any better rights。 You hear me�察�young fellow。 Mr。 Renshawmy darter。 

My   darterMr。   Renshaw。   Rosey�察  �give   the   gentleman   a   chair。   She's   only 

jest   come   in   from  a   promeynade�察 �and   hez   jest taken off her   bonnet�察─  �he 

added�察�with an arch look at Rosey�察�and a hurried look around the cabin�察�as 

if he hoped to see the missing gift visible to the general eye。 ;So take a 

seat a minit�察�won't ye�拭─�

     But    Mr。    Renshaw�察    �after   an   observant     glance   at   the  young     girl's 

abstracted face�察�brusquely excused himself�察 �I've got a letter to write�察─�he 

said�察�with a half bow to Rosey。 ;Good night。; 

     He crossed the passage to the room that had been assigned to him�察�and 

closing the door gave way to some irritability of temper in his efforts to 

light the lamp and adjust his writing materials。 For his excuse to Mr。 Nott 

was   more   truthful   than   most   polite   pretexts。   He   had�察  �indeed�察  �a   letter   to 

write�察�and one that�察�being yet young in duplicity�察�the near presence of his 

host rendered difficult。 For it ran as follows�此�



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                         ;DEAR SLEIGHT�察�



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     ;As   I   found   I   couldn't   get   a   chance to   make   any  examination   of   the 

ship except as occasion offered�察�I just went in to rent lodgings in her from 

the God´forsaken old ass who owns her�察�and here I am a tenant for two 

months。 I contracted for that time in case the old fool should sell out to 

some one else before。 Except that she's cut up a little between decks by the 

partitions for lofts that that Pike County idiot has put into her�察�she looks 

but little changed�察�and her FORE´HOLD�察�as far as I can judge�察�is intact。 It 

seems that Nott bought her just as she stands�察�with her cargo half out�察�but 

he wasn't here when she broke cargo。 If anybody else had bought her but 

this cursed Missourian�察�who hasn't got the hayseed out of his hair�察�I might 

have found out something from him�察�and saved myself this kind of fooling�察�

which isn't in my line。 If I could get possession of a loft on the main deck�察�

well forward�察�just over the fore´hold�察�I could satisfy myself in a few hours�察�

but the loft is rented by that crazy Frenchman who parades Montgomery 

Street every afternoon�察�and though old Pike County wants to turn him out�察�

I'm afraid I can't get it for a week to come。 



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     ;If anything should happen to me�察�just you waltz down here and corral 

my things at once�察�for this old frontier pirate has a way of confiscating his 

lodgers' trunks。 

     ;Yours�察�

     DICK。; 



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       If  Mr。   Renshaw      indulged    in  any   further   curiosity    regarding    the 

interior of the Pontiac�察�he did not make his active researches manifest to 



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Rosey。  Nor�察 �in spite of her   father's   invitation�察�did he again   approach   the 

galleya fact which gave her her first vague impression in his favor。 He 

seemed      also   to  avoid    the  various    advances     which    Mr。   Nott    app

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