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nothing to carry。 You must see that I am not in the least tired察only a little
dazzled by the sun。 Here察 Charley察 give me your hat察 and then row on
with Mr。 Harry。; She put on the boy's torn straw hat察and they yielded to
her wish。 People almost always yielded to Hope's wishes when she
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expressed themit was so very seldom。
Somehow the remaining distance seemed very great察 as Hope saw
them glide away察leaving her in the water alone察her feet unsupported by
any firm element察the bright and pitiless sky arching far above her察and her
head burning with more heat than she had liked to own。 She was conscious
of her full strength察 and swam more vigorously than ever察 but her head
was hot and her ears rang察 and she felt chilly vibrations passing up and
down her sides察that were like察she fancied察the innumerable fringing oars
of the little jelly´fishes she had so often watched。 Her body felt almost
unnaturally strong察and she took powerful strokes察but it seemed as if her
heart went out into them and left a vacant cavity within。 More and more
her life seemed boiling up into her head察queer fancies came to her察as察for
instance察 that she was an inverted thermometer with the mercury all
ascending into a bulb at the top。 She shook her head and the fancy cleared
away察and then others came。
She began to grow seriously anxious察but the distance was diminishing察
Harry was almost at the steps with the child察and the boy had rowed his
skiff round the breakwater out of sight察a young fisherman leaned over the
railing with his back to her察watching the lobster´catchers on the other side。
She was almost in察it was only a slight dizziness察yet she could not see the
light´house。 Concentrating all her efforts察she shut her eyes and swam on察
her arms still unaccountably vigorous察though the rest of her body seemed
losing itself in languor。 The sound in her ear had grown to a roar察as of
many mill´wheels。 It seemed a long distance that she thus swam with her
eyes closed。 Then she half opened her eyes察and the breakwater seemed all
in motion察with tier above tier of eager faces looking down on her。 In an
instant there was a sharp splash close beside her察 and she felt herself
grasped and drawn downwards察with a whirl of something just above her察
and then all consciousness went out as suddenly as when ether brings at
last to a patient察after the roaring and the tumult in his brain察its blessed
foretaste of the deliciousness of death。
When Hope came again to consciousness察 she found herself
approaching her own pier in a sail´boat察with several very wet gentlemen
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around her察and little Jenny nestled close to her察crying as profusely as if
her pretty scarlet bathing´dress were being wrung out through her eyes。
Hope asked no questions察and hardly felt the impulse to inquire what had
happened。 The truth was察 that in the temporary dizziness produced by
her prolonged swim察she had found herself in the track of a steamboat that
was passing the pier察 unobserved by her brother。 A young man察 leaping
from the dock察had caught her in his arms察and had dived with her below
the paddle´wheels察 just as they came upon her。 It was a daring act察 but
nothing else could have saved her。 When they came to the surface察they
had been picked up by Aunt Jane's Robinson Crusoe察 who had at last
unmoored his pilot´boat and was rounding the light´house for the outer
harbor。
She and the child were soon landed察and given over to the ladies。 Due
attention was paid to her young rescuer察whose dripping garments seemed
for the moment as glorious as a blood´stained flag。 He seemed a simple察
frank young fellow of French or German origin察 but speaking English
remarkably well察he was not high´bred察by any means察but had apparently
the culture of an average German of the middle class。 Harry fancied that
he had seen him before察 and at last traced back the impression of his
features to the ball for the French officers。 It turned out察on inquiry察that he
had a brother in the service察and on board the corvette察but he himself was
a commercial agent察now in America with a view to business察though he
had made several voyages as mate of a vessel察 and would not object to
some such berth as that。 He promised to return and receive the thanks of
the family察read with interest the name on Harry's card察seemed about to
ask a question察but forbore察and took his leave amid the general confusion察
without even giving his address。 When sought next day察he was not to be
found察 and to the children he at once became as much a creature of
romance as the sea´serpent or the Flying Dutchman。
Even Hope's strong constitution felt the shock of this adventure。 She
was confined to her room for a week or two察but begged that there might
be no postponement of the wedding察which察therefore察took place without
her。 Her illness gave excuse for a privacy that was welcome to all but the
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bridesmaids察and suited Malbone best of all。
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CHAPTER XVI。
ON THE STAIRS。
AUGUST drew toward its close察 and guests departed from the
neighborhood。
;What a short little thing summer is察─ meditated Aunt Jane察 and
butterflies are caterpillars most of the time after all。 How quiet it seems。
The wrens whisper in their box above the window察and there has not been
a blast from the peacock for a week。 He seems ashamed of the summer
shortness of his tail。 He keeps glancing at it over his shoulder to see if it is
not looking better than yesterday察while the staring eyes of the old tail are
in the bushes all about。;
;Poor察dear little thing ─said coaxing Katie。 ;Is she tired of autumn察
before it is begun拭─
;I am never tired of anything察─said Aunt Jane察 except my maid Ruth察
and I should not be tired of her察if it had pleased Heaven to endow her with
sufficient strength of mind to sew on a button。 Life is very rich to me。
There is always something new in every season察though to be sure I cannot
think what novelty there is just now察 except a choice variety of spiders。
There is a theory that spiders kill flies。 But I never miss a fly察and there
does not seem to be any natural scourge divinely appointed to kill spiders察
except Ruth。 Even she does it so feebly察that I see them come back and
hang on their webs and make faces at her。 I suppose they are faces察I do
not understand their anatomy察but it must be a very unpleasant one。;
;You are not quite satisfied with life察today察dear察─said Kate察 I fear
your book did not end to your satisfaction。;
;It did end察 though察─ said the lady察 and that is something。 What is
there in life so difficult as to stop a book拭─If I wrote one察it would be as
long as ten 'Sir Charles Grandisons' and then I never should end it察
because I should die。 And there would be nobody left to read it察because
each reader would have been dead long before。;
;But the book amused you ─interrupted Kate。 ;I know it did。;
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;It was so absurd that I laughed till I cried察and it makes no difference
whether you cry laughing or cry crying察 it is equally bad when your
glasses come off。 Never mind。 Whom did you see on the Avenue拭─
;O察we saw Philip on horseback。 He rides so beautifully察he seems
one with his horse。;
;I am glad of it察─ interposed his aunt。 ;The riders are generally so
inferior to them。;
;We saw Mr。 and Mrs。 Lambe