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followed   him。      I   had   an   uncontrollable   desire   to   again   look   at   the   girl 

with the golden´rod hair。         I did not mean that she should see me。            Never 

before had I done such a thing。          But never before had I seen any one who 

had moved me so strangely。           Seeking her�察�I walked the length of the main 

saloon and back again�察�but could not find her。             The delay gave me time to 

see   that   my   conduct   was   impertinent。       The   very   fact   that   she   was   so 

lovely to look upon should have been her protection。                  It afforded me no 

excuse to follow and spy upon her。             With this thought�察�I hastily returned 

to the upper deck to bury myself in my book。                If it did not serve to keep 

my   mind   from   the   young   lady�察  �at   least   I   would   prevent   my   eyes   from 

causing her annoyance。 



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     I was about to take the chair that the young man had left vacant when 

Kinney objected。 

     ;He was very much interested in our conversation�察─�Kinney said�察 �and 

he may return。; 

     I had not noticed any eagerness on the part of the young man to talk to 

Kinney or to listen to him�察�but I did not sit down。 

     ;I should not be surprised a bit�察─�said Kinney�察 �if that young man is no 

end of a swell。       He is a Harvard man�察�and his manner was most polite。 

That�察─  �explained   Kinney�察   �is   one   way   you   can   always   tell   a   real   swell。 

They're not high and mighty with you。             Their social position is so secure 

that they can do as they like。       For instance�察�did you notice that he smoked 

a pipe�拭─�

     I said I had not noticed it。 

     For   his   holiday   Kinney   had   purchased   a   box   of   cigars   of   a   quality 

more expensive than those he can usually afford。              He was smoking one of 

them at the moment�察�and�察�as it grew less�察�had been carefully moving the 

gold band with which it was encircled from the lighted end。                   But as he 

spoke     he   regarded    it  apparently    with   distaste�察  �and   then   dropped     it 

overboard。 

     ;Keep my chair�察─�he said�察�rising。          ;I am going to my cabin to get my 

pipe。;    I sat down and fastened my eyes upon my book�察�but neither did I 

understand what I was reading nor see the printed page。                 Instead�察�before 

my eyes�察  �confusing   and blinding   me�察  �was   the   lovely�察  �radiant   face   of   the 

beautiful lady。     In perplexity I looked up�察�and found her standing not two 

feet from me。       Something pulled me out of my chair。             Something made 

me move it toward her。         I lifted my hat and backed away。            But the eyes 

of the lovely lady halted me。 

     To my perplexity�察�her face expressed both surprise and pleasure。 It was 

as though either she thought she knew me�察�or that I reminded her of some 

man she did know。         Were the latter the case�察�he must have been a friend�察�

for the way in which she looked at me was kind。 And there was�察�besides�察�

the expression of surprise and as though something she saw pleased her。 

Maybe   it   was   the   quickness   with   which   I   had   offered   my   chair。  Still 



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looking at me�察�she pointed to one of the sky´scrapers。 

     ;Could you tell me�察─�she asked�察 �the name of that building�拭─                 �Had her 

question not proved it�察�her voice would have told me not only that she was 

a   stranger�察  �but   that  she   was   Irish。   It  was    particularly    soft�察 �low�察 �and 

vibrant。     It made the commonplace question she asked sound as though 

she   had   sung   it。  I   told   her   the   name   of   the   building�察  �and   that   farther 

uptown�察  �as   she   would   see   when   we   moved   into   midstream�察  �there   was 

another     still  taller。   She     listened�察  �regarding     me   brightly�察   �as  though 

interested�察  �but   before   her   I   was   embarrassed�察  �and�察  �fearing   I   intruded�察  �I 

again made a movement to go away。                With another question she stopped 

me。     I could see no reason for her doing so�察�but it was almost as though 

she had asked the question only to detain me。 

     ;What is that odd boat�察─�she said�察 �pumping water into the river�拭─�

     I explained that it was a fire´boat testing her hose´lines�察�and then as we 

moved into the channel I gained courage�察�and found myself pointing out 

the Statue of Liberty�察�Governors Island�察�and the Brooklyn Bridge。                       The 

fact that it was a stranger who was talking did not seem to disturb her。                    I 

cannot   tell   how   she   conveyed   the   idea�察  �but   I   soon   felt   that   she   felt�察  �no 

matter  what   unconventional   thing   she   chose  to   do�察 �people   would   not   be 

rude�察�or misunderstand。 

     I considered telling her my name。             At first it seemed that that would 

be more polite。       Then I saw to do so would be forcing myself upon her�察�

that she was interested in me only as a guide to New York Harbor。 

     When   we   passed   the   Brooklyn   Navy  Yard   I   talked   so   much   and   so 

eagerly of the battle´ships at anchor there that the lady must have thought I 

had followed the sea�察�for she asked�此 �Are you a sailorman�拭─�

     It was the first question that was in any way personal。 

     ;I used to sail a catboat�察─�I said。 

     My     answer     seemed     to  puzzle    her�察 �and    she   frowned。     Then      she 

laughed delightedly�察�like one having made a discovery。 

     ;You don't say 'sailorman��'; she said。            ;What do you ask�察�over here�察�

when you want to know if a man is in the navy�拭─�

     She spoke as though we were talking a different language。 



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     ;We ask if he is in the navy�察─�I answered。 

     She laughed again at that�察�quite as though I had said something clever。 

     ;And you are not�拭─�

     ;No�察─�I said�察 �I am in Joyce & Carboy's office。              I am a stenographer。; 

     Again   my   answer   seemed   both   to   puzzle   and   to   surprise   her。     She 

regarded me doubtfully。          I could see that she thought�察�for some reason�察�I 

was misleading her。 

     ;In an office�拭─�she repeated。         Then�察�as though she had caught me�察�she 

said�此   �How   do   you   keep   so   fit�拭─  �She   asked   the   question   directly�察  �as   a 

man would have asked it�察�and as she spoke I was conscious that her eyes 

were measuring me and my shoulders�察�as though she were wondering to 

what weight I could strip。 

     ;It's   only   lately   I've  worked    in   an  office�察─  �I  said。 ;Before      that  I 

always   worked   out´of´doors�察  �oystering          and   clamming      and�察  �in  the   fall�察�

scalloping。      And in the summer I played ball on a hotel nine。; 

     I   saw   that   to   the   beautiful   lady   my   explanation   carried   no   meaning 

whatsoever�察�but before I could explain�察�the young man with whom she had 

come on board walked toward us。 

     Neither   did   he   appear   to   find   in   her   talking   to   a   stranger   anything 

embarrassing。        He     halted   and   smiled。     His    smile    was   pleasant�察   �but 

entirely vague。       In the few minutes I was with him�察�I learned that it was 

no sign that he was   secretly pleased。           It was merely his   expression。          It 

was    as   though    a  photographer      had   said�此  �Smile�察   �please�察─   �and   he  had 

smiled。 

     When he joined us�察�out of deference to the young lady I raised my hat�察�

but   the   youth   did   not   seem   to   think   that   outward   show   of   respect   was 

necessary�察    �and   kept   his   hands    in  his  pockets。     Neither     did  he   cease 

smoking。       His first remark to the lovely lady somewhat startled me。 

     ;Have you got a brass bed in your room�拭─�he asked。                     The beautiful 

lady said she had。 

     ;So've I�察─�said the young man。           ;They do you rather well�察�don't they�拭�

And it's only three dollars。        How much is that�拭─�

     ;Four     times    three    would    be    twelve�察─   �said   the   lady。     ;Twelve 



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shillings。; 

     The   young   man   was   smoking   a   cigarette   in   a   long   amber   cigarette´ 

holder。     I   never   had   seen   one   so   long。    He   examined   the   end   of   his 

cigarette´holder�察      �and�察   �apparently     surpri
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