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     The tone in which she made her entreaty to Crayford went straight to 

the   sailor's   heart。   He  gave   up   the  hopeless   struggle�此  �he    let   her   see  a 

glimpse of the truth。 

     ;On the third day out�察─�he said�察 �Frank's strength failed him。                He fell 

behin d the rest from fatigue。; 

     ;Surely they waited for him�拭─�

     ;It was a serious risk to wait for him�察�my child。 Their lives ��and the 

lives   of   the   men   they   had   left   in   the   huts��   depended�察  �in   that   dreadful 

climate�察�on their pushing on。 But Frank was a favorite。 They waited half a 

day to give Frank the chance of recovering his strength。; 

     There he stopped。 There the imprudence into which his fondness for 

Clara had led him showed itself plainly�察�and closed his lips。 

     It   was   too   late   to   take   refuge   in   silence。   Clara   was   determined   on 

hearing more。 

     She questioned Steventon next。 

     ;Did Frank go on again after the half´day's rest�拭─�she asked。 

     ;He tried to go on; 

     ;And failed�拭─�

     ;Yes。; 

     ;What   did   the   men   do   when   he   failed�拭  �Did   they   turn   cowards�拭  �Did 

they desert Frank�拭─�

     She had purposely used language which might irritate Steventon into 

answering her plainly。 He was a young manhe fell into the snare that she 

had set for him。 

     ;Not   one   among   them   was   a   coward�察  �Miss   Burnham� ─  �he   replied�察�

warmly。 ;You are speaking cruelly and unjustly of as brave a set of fellows 

as   ever    lived�   �The   strongest    man    among     them    set  the   example�察    �he 

volunteered   to   stay   by   Frank�察  �and   to   bring   him   on   in   the   track   of   the 

exploring party。; 

     There Steventon stoppedconscious�察�on his side�察�that he had said too 

much。 Would she ask him who this volunteer was�拭�No。 She went straight 

on to the most embarrassing question that she had put yetreferring to the 

volunteer�察�as if Steventon had already mentioned his name。 



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     ;What   made   Richard   Wardour   so   ready   to   risk   his   life   for   Frank's 

sake�拭─  �she   said   to   Crayford。   ;Did   he   do   it   out   of   friendship   for   Frank�拭�

Surely you can tell me that�拭�Carry  your memory back to the days when 

you   were   all   living   in   the  huts。 Were   Frank   and Wardour   friends   at   that 

time�拭�Did you never hear any angry words pass between them�拭─�

     There   Mrs。   Crayford   saw   her   opportunity   of   giving   her   husband   a 

timely hint。 

     ;My dear child� ─�she said�察 �how can you expect him to remember that�拭�

There   must   have   been   plenty   of   quarrels   among   the   men�察  �all   shut   up 

together�察�and all weary of each other's company�察�no doubt。; 

     ;Plenty of quarrels� ─�Crayford repeated�察 �and every one of them made 

up again。; 

     ;And every one of them made up again�察─�Mrs。 Crayford reiterated�察�in 

her turn。 ;There� �a plainer answer than that you can't wish to have。 Now 

are you satisfied�拭�Mr。 Steventon�察�come and lend a hand ��as you say at sea�� 

with   the   hamperClara   won't   help   me。   William�察  �don't   stand   there   doing 

nothing。 This hamper holds a great deal�察�we must have a division of labor。 

Your division shall be laying the tablecloth。 Don't handle it in that clumsy 

way�   �You   unfold   a   table´cloth   as   if   you   were   unfurling   a   sail。   Put   the 

knives on the right�察�and the forks on the left�察�and the napkin and the bread 

between them。 Clara�察�if you are not hungry in this fine air�察�you ought to be。 

Come and do your duty�察�come and have some lunch� ─�

     She looked up as she spoke。 Clara appeared to have yielded at last to 

the   conspiracy   to   keep   her   in   the   dark。   She   had   returned   slowly   to   the 

boat´house doorway�察�and she was standing alone on the threshold�察�looking 

out。   Approaching   her   to   lead   her   to   the   luncheon´table�察  �Mrs。   Crayford 

could hear that she was speaking softly to herself。 She was repeating the 

farewell words which Richard Wardour had spoken to her at the ball。 

     ;'A time may come when I shall forgive _you_。 But the man who has 

robbed me of you shall rue the day when you and he first met。' Oh�察�Frank� �

Frank� �does Richard still live�察�with your blood on his conscience�察�and my 

image in his heart�拭─�

     Her    lips   suddenly     closed。   She    started�察  �and   drew    back    from    the 



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doorway�察     �trembling     violently。   Mrs。   Crayford     looked    out  at  the   quiet 

seaward view。 

     ;Anything   there   that   frightens   you�察  �my   dear�拭─  �she   asked。   ;I   can   see 

nothing�察�except the boats drawn up on the beach。; 

     ;_I_ can see nothing either�察�Lucy。; 

     ;And yet you are trembling as if there was something dreadful in the 

view from this door。; 

     ;There _is_ something dreadful� �I feel it�察�though I see nothing。 I feel it�察�

nearer and nearer in the empty air�察�darker and darker in the sunny light。 I 

don't know what it is。 Take me away�   �No。 Not out on   the beach。 I   can't 

pass the door。 Somewhere else� �somewhere else� ─�

     Mrs。 Crayford looked round her�察�and noticed a second door at the inner 

end of the boat´house。 She spoke to her husband。 

     ;See where that door leads to�察�William。; 

     Crayford opened the door。 It led into a desolate inclosure�察�half garden�察�

half yard。 Some nets stretched on poles were hanging up to dry。 No other 

objects were visiblenot a living creature appeared in the place。 ;It doesn't 

look very  inviting�察  �my  dear�察─  �said   Mrs。 Crayford。   ;I   am  at   your   service�察�

however。 What do you say�拭─�

     She offered her arm to Clara as she spoke。 Clara refused it。 She took 

Crayford's arm�察�and clung to him。 

     ;I'm frightened�察�dreadfully frightened� ─�she said to him�察�faintly。 ;You 

keep   with   mea   woman   is   no   protection�察  �I   want   to   be   with   you。;   She 

looked round again at the boat´house doorway。 ;Oh� ─�she whispered�察 �I'm 

cold all overI'm frozen with fear of this place。 Come into the yard� �Come 

into the yard� ─�

     ;Leave her to me�察─�said Crayford to his wife。 ;I will call you�察�if she 

doesn't get better in the open air。; 

     He took her out at once�察�and closed the yard door behind them。 

     ;Mr。 Steventon�察�do you understand this�拭─�asked Mrs。 Crayford。 ;What 

can she possibly be frightened of�拭─�

     She put the question�察�still looking mechanically at the door by which 

her   husband   and   Clara   had   gone   out。   Receiving   no   reply�察  �she   glanced 



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round at Steventon。 He was standing on the opposite side of the luncheon´ 

table�察�with his eyes fixed attentively on the view from the main doorway 

of   the   boat´house。   Mrs。   Crayford   looked   where   Steventon   was   looking。 

This time there was   something visible。 She saw   the shadow of a   human 

figure projected on the stretch of smooth yellow sand in front of the boat´ 

house。 

    In a moment more the figure appeared。 A man came slowly into view�察�

and stopped on the threshold of the door。 



                                    Chapter 18。 



       The man was a sinister and terrible object to look at。 His eyes glared 

like the eyes of a wild animal�察�his head was bare�察�his long gray hair was 

torn and tangled�察�his miserable garments hung about him in rags。 He stood 

in the doorway�察�a speechless figure of misery and want�察�staring at the well´ 

spread table like a hungry dog。 

     Steventon spoke to him。 

     ;Who are you�拭─�

    He answered�察�in a hoarse�察�hollow voice�察�

     ;A starving man。; 

    He advanced a few steps�察�slowly and painfully�察�as if he were sinking 

under fatigue。     ;Throw me some bones from the table�察─�he said。 ;Give me 

my share along with the dogs。; 

    There was madness as well as hunger in his eyes while he spoke those 

words。 Steventon placed Mrs。  Crayford behind him�察�so   that he might be 

easily able to protect her in case of need�察�and beckoned to two sailors who 

were passing the door of the boat´house at the time。 

     ;Give the man some bread and meat�察─�he said�察 �and wait near him。; 

    The outcast seized on the bread and meat with lean�察�long´nailed hands 

that   looked   like   claws。 After   his   first   mouthful   of   the   food�察  �he   stopped�察�

considered vacantly with himself�察�and broke the bread and meat into two 

portions。 One portion he put into an old canvas wallet that hung over his 

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