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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 them��it 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
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