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                                  BY SHORE AND SEDGE 



ole woman stepped into it�察�and left me and Rosey to creep on in the old 

wagon alone。 It's them kind o' things�察─�added Mr。 Nott thoughtfully�察 �that 

seem to pint to my killin' you on sight ez the best thing to be done。 And 

yet Rosey mightn't like it。; 

     He had slipped one of his feet out of his huge carpet slippers�察�and�察�as 

he   reached   down   to   put   it   on   again�察  �he   added   calmly�此   �And   ez   to   yer 

marrying HER it ain't to be done。; 

     The   utterly   bewildered   expression   which   transfigured   de   Ferrieres's 

face at this announcement was unobserved by Nott's averted eyes�察�nor did 

he perceive that his listener the next moment straightened his erect figure 

and adjusted his cravat。 

     ;Ef Rosey�察─�he continued�察 �hez read in vy'ges and tracks in Eyetalian 

and French countries of such chaps ez you and kalkilates you're the right 

kind to tie to�察�mebbee it mout hev done if you'd been livin' over thar in a 

pallis�察�but somehow it don't jibe in over here and agree with a shipand 

that ship lying comf'able ashore in San Francisco。 You don't seem to suit 

the climate�察�you see�察�and your general gait is likely to stampede the other 

cattle。 Agin�察─�said Nott�察�with an ostentation of looking at his companion 

but really gazing on vacancy�察 �this fixed up�察�antique style of yours goes 

better   with   them   ivy   kivered   ruins   in   Rome   and   Palmyry   that   Rosey's 

mixed   you   up   with�察  �than   it   would   yere。   I   ain't   saying�察─  �he   added   as   de 

Ferrieres was about to speak�察 �I ain't sayin' ez that child ain't smitten with 

ye。 It ain't no use to lie and say she don't prefer you to her old father�察�or 

young chaps of her own age and kind。 I've seed it afor now。 I suspicioned 

it afor I seed her slip out o' this place to´night。 Thar� �keep your hair on�察�

such   ez   it   is� ─  �he   added   as   de   Ferrieres   attempted   a   quick   deprecatory 

gesture。 ;I ain't askin yer how often she comes here�察�nor what she sez to 

you   nor   you   to   her。   I   ain't   asked   her   and   I   don't   ask   you。   I'll   allow   ez 

you've settled all the preliminaries and bought her the ring and sich�察�I'm 

only askin' you now�察�kalkilatin you've got all the keerds in your own hand�察�

what you'll take to step out and leave the board�拭─�

     The   dazed   look   of   de   Ferrieres   might   have   forced   itself   even   upon 

Nott's one´idead fatuity�察�had it not been a part of that gentleman's system 

delicately to look another way at that moment so as not to embarrass his 



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adversary's   calculation。   ;Pardon�察─  �stammered   de   Ferrieres�察   �but   I   do   not 

comprehend� ─�He raised his hand to his head。 ;I am not wellI am stupid。 

Ah�察�mon Dieu� ─�

     ;I   ain't   sayin'�察─  �added   Nott   more   gently�察   �ez   you   don't   feel   bad。   It's 

nat'ral。 But it ain't business。 I'm asking you�察─�he continued�察�taking from his 

breast´pocket a large wallet�察 �how much you'll take in cash now�察�and the 

rest next steamer day�察�to give up Rosey and leave the ship。; 

     De Ferrieres staggered to his feet despite Nott's restraining hand。 ;To 

leave Mademoiselle and leave the ship�拭─�he said huskily�察 �is it not�拭─�

     ;In course。 Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you 

came�察  �you   know�察─  �continued   Nott�察  �for   the   first   time   looking   around   the 

miserable apartment。 ;It's a business job。 I'll take the bales back ag'in�察�and 

you kin reckon up what you're out�察�countin' Rosey and loss o' time。; 

     ;He   wishes   me   to   gohe   has   said�察─  �repeated   de   Ferrieres   to   himself 

thickly。 

     ;Ef you mean ME when you say HIM�察�and ez thar ain't any other man 

around�察�I reckon you do'yes��'; 

     ;And he asks mehethis man of the feet and the daughterasks me 

de Ferriereswhat I will take�察─�continued de Ferrieres�察�buttoning his coat。 

;No� �it is a dream� ─�He walked stiffly to the corner where his portmanteau 

lay�察�lifted it�察�and going to the outer door�察�a cut through the ship's side that 

communicated with the alley�察�unlocked it and flung it open to the night。 A 

thick mist like the breath of the ocean flowed into the room。 

     ;You   ask   me   what   I   shall   take   to   go�察─  �he   said   as   he   stood   on   the 

threshold。   ;I   shall   take   what   YOU   cannot   give�察  �Monsieur�察  �but   what   I 

would      not  keep    if  I  stood   here   another     moment。     I  take   my    Honor�察�

Monsieur�察�andI take my leave� ─�

     For   a   moment   his grotesque   figure   was   outlined in the   opening�察 �and 

then   disappeared   as   if   he   had   dropped   into   an   invisible   ocean   below。 

Stupefied      and   disconcerted      at  this  complete     success    of  his  overtures�察�

Abner Nott remained speechless�察�gazing at the vacant space until a   cold 

influx of the mist recalled him。 Then he rose and shuffled quickly to the 

door。 

     ;Hi� �Ferrers� �Look yerSay� �Wot's your hurry�察�pardner�拭─�



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     But there was no response。 The thick mist�察�which hid the surrounding 

objects�察  �seemed   to   deaden   all   sound   also。   After   a   moment's   pause   he 

closed the door�察�but did not lock it�察�and retreating to the centre of the room 

remained      blinking    at  the   two   candles    and    plucking    some     perplexing 

problem from his beard。 Suddenly an idea seized him。 Rosey� �Where was 

she�拭�Perhaps it had been a preconcerted plan�察�and she had fled with him。 

Putting   out   the   lights�察  �he   stumbled   hurriedly   through   the   passage   to   the 

gangway above。 The cabin´door was open�察�there was the sound of voices 

Renshaw's and Rosey's。 Mr。 Nott felt relieved but not unembarrassed。 He 

would have avoided his daughter's presence that evening。 But even while 

making this resolution with characteristic infelicity he blundered into the 

room。 Rosey looked up with a slight start�察�Renshaw's animated face was 

changed to its former expression of inward discontent。 

     ;You     came    in  so   like  a  ghost�察   �father�察─  �said  Rosey     with   a  slight 

peevishness that was new to her。 ;And I thought you were in town。 Don't 

go�察�Mr。 Renshaw。; 

     But Mr。 Renshaw intimated that he had already trespassed upon Miss 

Nott's time�察�and that no doubt her father wanted to talk with her。 To his 

surprise and annoyance�察�however�察�Mr。 Nott insisted on accompanying him 

to his   room�察  �and   without   heeding   Renshaw's   cold   ;Good´night�察─  �entered 

and closed the door behind him。 

     ;P'rap's�察─  �said   Mr。   Nott   with   a   troubled   air�察   �you   disremember   that 

when you first kem here you asked me if you could hev that 'er loft that 

the Frenchman had down stairs。; 

     ;No�察  �I   don't   remember   it�察─  �said   Renshaw   almost   rudely。   ;But�察─  �he 

added�察  �after   a   pause�察  �with   an   air   of   a   man   obliged   to   revive   a   stale   and 

unpleasant memory�察 �if I didwhat about it�拭─�

     ;Nuthin'�察�only that you kin hev it to´morrow�察�ez that 'ere Frenchman is 

movin' out�察─�responded Nott。 ;I thought you was sorter keen about it when 

you first kem。; 

     ;Umph�       �we'll  talk  about    it  to´morrow。;     Something      in  the  look   of 

wearied perplexity with which Mr。 Nott was beginning to regard his own 

mal   a   propos   presence�察  �arrested   the   young   man's   attention。   ;What's   the 

reason   you didn't sell   this old   ship   long   ago�察 �take   a  decent   house in   the 



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town�察  �and   bring   up   your   daughter   like   a   lady�拭─  �he   asked   with   a   sudden 

blunt good humor。 But even this implied blasphemy against the habitation 

he worshiped did not prevent Mr。 Nott from his usual misconstruction of 

the question。 

     ;I reckon�察�now�察�Rosey's got high´flown ideas of livin' in a castle with 

ruins�察�eh�拭─�he said cunningly。 

     ;Haven't heard her say�察─�returned Renshaw abruptly。 ;Good´night。; 

     Firmly   convinced   that   Rosey   had   been   unable   to   conceal   from   Mr。 

Renshaw        the  influence     of  her   dreams     of  a   castellated    future   with    de 

Ferrieres�察�he regained the cabin。 Satisfying himself that his daughter had 

retired�察  �he   sought   his   own   couch。   But   not   to   sleep。   The   figure   of   de 

Ferrieres�察  �standing   in   the   ship   side   and   melting   into   the   outer   darkness�察�

haunted him�察�and compelled him in dreams to rise and follow him through 

the   alleys   and   by´ways   of   the   crowded   city。 Again�察  �it   was   a   part   of   his 

morbid   suspicion   that   he   now   invested   the   absent   man   with   a   potential 

significance   and   an   unknown   power。 What   deep´laid plans   might   he   not 

form   to   possess   himself   of   Rosey�察  �of   which   he�察  �Abner   Nott�察  �would   be 

ignorant�拭�Unchecked by the restraint of a father's roof he would now give 

full license to his power。 ;Said he'd take his Honor with him�察─  �muttered 

Abner to himself in the dim watches of the night�察 �lookin' at that sayin' in 

its right light�察�it looks bad。; 



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       The elaborately untruthful account which Mr。 Nott gave his daughter 

of    de  Ferrieres's    sudden     departure     was    more    fortunate    than    his  usual 

equivocations。 While it disappointed and slightly mortified her�察�it did not 

seem   to   her   inconsistent   with   what   she   already   knew   of   him。   ;Said   his 


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