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manner of a young girl。 She had her father's sweet temper ingrafted on her 

mother's   variable   Southern   nature。   She   moved   like   a   goddess�察  �and   she 

laughed   like   a   child。   Signs   of   maturing   too   rapidlyof   outgrowing   her 

strength�察�as the phr ase wenthad made their appearance in Sir Joseph's 

daughter during the spring。 The family doctor had suggested a sea´voyage�察�

as    a  wise    manner      of   employing      the   fine   summer       months。     Richard 

Turlington's   yacht   was   placed   at   her   disposal�察  �with   Richard   Turlington 

himself included as one of the fixtures of the vessel。 With her father and 

her   aunt   to   keep    up  round    her   the   atmosphere      of   homewith      Cousin 

Launcelot ��more commonly known as ;Launce;�� to carry out�察�if necessary�察�

the    medical     treatment     prescribed     by   superior    authority     on   shorethe 

lovely invalid embarked on her summer cruise�察�and sprang up into a new 

existence in the life´giving breezes of the sea。 After two happy months of 

lazy coasting round the shores of England�察�all that remained of Natalie's 

illness   was   represented   by   a   delicious   languor   in   her   eyes�察  �and   an   utter 

inability to devote herself to anything which took the shape of a serious 



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occupation。 As   she   sat   at   the   cabin   breakfast´table   that   morning�察  �in   her 

quaintly´made         sailing    dress     of   old´fashioned       nankeenher        inbred 

childishness       of   manner      contrasting     delightfully     with    the    blooming 

maturity of her formthe man must have been trebly armed indeed in the 

modern   philosophy   who   could   have   denied   that   the   first   of   a   woman's 

rights is the right of being beautiful�察�and the foremost of a woman's merits�察�

the merit of being young� �

     The   other   two   persons   present   at   the   table   were   the   two   gentlemen 

who have already appeared on the deck of the yacht。 

     ;Not a breath of wind stirring� ─�said Richard Turlington。 ;The weather 

has got a grudge against us。 We have drifted about four or five miles in the 

last eight´and´forty hours。 You will never take another cruise with meyou 

must be longing to get on shore。; 

     He    addressed      himself    to   Natalie�察   �plainly   eager    to   make    himself 

agreeable   to   the   young   ladyand   plainly   unsuccessful   in   producing   any 

impression   on   her。   She   made   a   civil   answer�察  �and   looked   at   her   tea´cup�察�

instead of looking at Richard Turlington。 

     ;You   might   fancy   yourself   on   shore   at   this   moment�察─  �said   Launce。 

;The vessel is as steady as a house�察�and the swing´table we are eating our 

breakfast on is as even as your dining´room table at home。; 

     He too addressed himself to Natalie�察�but without betraying the anxiety 

to   please   her   which   had   been     shown   by   the   other。   For   all   that�察 �_he_ 

diverted   the   girl's   attention   from   her   tea´cup�察  �and   _his_   idea   instantly 

awakened a responsive idea in Natalie's mind。 

     ;It will be so strange on shore�察─�she said�察 �to find myself in a room that 

never turns on one side�察�and to sit at a table that never tilts down to my 

knees at one time�察�or rises up to my chin at another。 How I shall miss the 

wash of the water at my ear�察�and the ring of the bell on deck。 when I am 

awake at night on land� �No interest there in how the wind blows�察�or how 

the sails are set。 No asking your way of the sun�察�when you are lost�察�with a 

little   brass   instrument   and   a   morsel   of   pencil   and   paper。   No   delightful 

wandering   wherever   the   wind   takes   you�察  �without   the   worry   of   planning 

beforehand where you are to go。 Oh how I shall miss the dear�察�changeable�察�



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inconstant sea� �And how sorry I am I'm not a man and a sailor� ─�

     This to the guest admitted on board on sufferance�察�and not one word of 

it addressed�察�even by chance�察�to the owner of the yacht� �

     Richard Turlington's heavy eyebrows contracted with an unmistakable 

expression of pain。 

     ;If   this   calm   weather   holds�察─  �he   went   on�察  �addressing   himself   to   Sir 

Joseph�察 �I am afraid�察�Graybrooke�察�I shall not be able to bring you back to 

the port we sailed from by the end of the week。; 

     ;Whenever you like�察�Richard�察─�answered the old gentleman�察�resignedly。 

;Any time will do for me。; 

     ;Any     time    within   reasonable      limits�察 �Joseph�察─    �said  Miss    Lavinia�察�

evidently feeling that her brother was conceding too much。 She spoke with 

Sir Joseph's amiable smile and Sir Joseph's softly´ pitched voice。 Two twin 

babies could hardly have been more like one another。 

     While   these   few   words   were   being   exchanged   among   the   elders�察  �a 

private communication was in course of progress between the two young 

people under the cabin table。 Natalie's smartly´slippered foot felt its way 

cautiously   inch     by   inch   over   the  carpet   till  it  touched   Launce's    boot。 

Launce�察�devouring his breakfast�察 �instantly looked up from  his plate�察 �and 

then�察�at a second touch from Natalie�察�looked down again in a violent hurry。 

After pausing to make sure that she was not noticed�察�Natalie took up her 

knife。  Under   a perfectly´acted pretense   of toying   with it   absently�察 �in   the 

character     of  a  young    lady   absorbed     in  thought�察   �she  began    dividing    a 

morsel of ham left on the edge of her plate�察�into six tiny pieces。 Launce's 

eye looked in sidelong expectation at the divided and subdivided ham。 He 

was     evidently    waiting    to  see   the  collection    of   morsels    put   to  some 

telegraphic      use�察 �previously     determined      on   between     his  neighbor     and 

himself。 

     In   the  meanwhile   the  talk proceeded   among   the  other   persons   at   the 

breakfast´table。 Miss Lavinia addressed herself to Launce。 

     ;Do you know�察�you careless boy�察�you gave me a fright this morning�拭�I 

was sleeping with my cabin window open�察�and I was awoke by an awful 

splash     in  the  water。   I  called   for   the  stewardess。     I  declare   I  thought 



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somebody had fallen overboard� ─�

     Sir Joseph looked up briskly�察�his sister had accidentally touched on an 

old association。 

     ;Talk of falling overboard�察─�he began�察 �reminds me of an extraordinary 

adventure; 

     There Launce broke in�察�making his apologies。 

     ;It shan't occur again�察�Miss Lavinia�察─�he said。 ;To´morrow morning I'll 

oil myself all over�察�and slip into the water as silently as a seal。; 

     ;Of     an   extraordinary      adventure�察─    �persisted     Sir   Joseph�察    �which 

happened to me many years ago�察�when I was a young man。 Lavinia�拭─�

     He stopped�察�and looked interrogatively at his sister。 Miss Graybrooke 

nodded      her  head    responsively�察    �and   settled  herself   in  her   chair�察  �as  if 

summoning   her   attention   in   anticipation   of   a   coming   demand   on   it。   To 

persons well acquainted with the brother and sister these proceedings were 

ominous of an impending narrative�察�protracted to a formidable length。 The 

two   always   told   a   story  in   couples�察 �and   always   differed   with   each   other 

about the facts�察�the sister politely contradicting the brother when it was Sir 

Joseph's story�察�and the brother politely contradicting the sister when it was 

Miss   Lavinia's   story。   Separated   one   from  the   other�察  �and   thus   relieved   of 

their own habitual interchange of contradiction�察�neither of them had ever 

been known to attempt the relation of the simplest series of events without 

breaking down。 

     ;It was five years before I knew you�察�Richard�察─�proceeded Sir Joseph。 

     ;Six years�察─�said Miss Graybrooke。 

     ;Excuse me�察�Lavinia。; 

     ;No�察�Joseph�察�I have it down in my diary。; 

     ;Let us waive the point。; ��Sir Joseph invariably used this formula as a 

means   of   at   once   conciliating   his   sister�察  �and   getting   a   fresh   start   for   his 

story。�� ;I was cruising off the Mersey in a Liverpool pilot´boat。 I had hired 

the boat in company with a friend of mine�察�formerly notorious in London 

society�察�under the nickname ��derived from the peculiar brown color of his 

whiskers�� of 'Mahogany Dobbs。'; 

     ;The color of his liveries�察�Joseph�察�not the color of his whiskers。; 



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     ;My dear Lavinia�察�you are thinking of 'Sea´green Shaw��' so called from 

the extraordinary liveries he adopted for his servants in the year when he 

was sheriff。; 

     ;I think not�察�Joseph。; 

     ;I beg your pardon�察�Lavinia。; 

     Richard Turlington's knotty fingers drummed impatiently on the table。 

He   looked   toward   Natalie。   She   was   idly   arranging   her   little   morsels   of 

ham   in    a  pattern   on   her  plate。   Launcelot    Linzie�察   �still  more   idly�察 �was 

looking     at  the  pattern。   Seeing     what   he   saw   now�察   �Richard    solved    the 

problem  which   had   puzzled   him  on   deck。   It   was   simply  impossible   that 

Natalie's   fancy   could   be   really   taken   by   such   an   empty´headed   fool   as 

that� �

     Sir Joseph went on with his story�此�

     ;We were some ten or a dozen miles off the mouth of the Mersey; 

     ;Nautical miles�察�Joseph。;
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