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will bend her   fair head  to   me   with   courteous surprise not   unmixed   with 

haughtiness。 Will snub me�察�in fact。 All this for thy sake�察�O Pasha of the 

Snapt Axle´tree� �   。   。   How   oddly   things   fall   out�   �Ten   minutes   ago   I   was 

called down to the parloryou know the kind of parlors in farm´houses on 



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the coast�察�a sort of amphibious parlor�察�with sea´shells on the mantel´piece 

and spruce branches in the chimney´placewhere I found my father and 

Mr。 Daw doing the antique polite to each other。 He had come to pay his 

respects to his new neighbors。 Mr。 Daw is a tall�察�slim gentleman of about 

fifty´five�察�with a florid face and snow´white mustache and side´whiskers。 

Looks like Mr。 Dombey�察�or as Mr。 Dombey would have looked if he had 

served a few years in the British Army。 Mr。 Daw was a colonel in the late 

war�察�commanding the regiment in which his son was a lieutenant。 Plucky 

old boy�察�backbone of New Hampshire granite。 Before taking his leave�察�the 

colonel delivered himself of an invitation as if he were issuing a general 

order。 Miss Daw has a few friends coming�察�at 4 p。m。�察�to play croquet on 

the lawn ��parade´ground�� and have tea ��cold rations�� on the piazza。 Will 

we honor them with our company�拭。�or be sent to the guard´ house。�� My 

father   declines   on   the   plea   of   ill´health。   My   father's   son   bows   with   as 

much suavity as he knows�察�and accepts。 

     In   my   next   I   shall   have   something   to   tell   you。   I   shall   have   seen   the 

little beauty face to face。 I have a presentiment�察�Jack�察�that this Daw is a 

rara avis� �Keep up your spirits�察�my boy�察�until I write you another letter 

and send me along word how's your leg。 



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                                 CHAPTER V。 



                 EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMING。 

                                     August 13�察�1872。 

     The party�察�my dear Jack�察�was as dreary as possible。 A lieutenant of the 

navy�察�the rector of the Episcopal Church at Stillwater�察�and a society swell 

from Nahant。 The lieutenant looked as if he had swallowed a couple of his 

buttons�察�and found the bullion rather indigestible�察�the rector was a pensive 

youth�察�of the daffydowndilly sort�察�and the swell from Nahant was a very 

weak tidal wave indeed。 The women were much better�察�as they always are�察�

the two Miss Kingsburys of Philadelphia�察�staying at the Seashell House�察�

two bright and engaging girls。 But Marjorie Daw� �

     The company broke up soon after tea�察�and I remained to smoke a cigar 

with   the   colonel on the   piazza。   It   was like   seeing   a   picture�察  �to see   Miss 

Marjorie   hovering   around   the   old   soldier�察  �and   doing   a   hundred   gracious 

little things for him。 She brought the cigars and lighted the tapers with her 

own delicate fingers�察�in the most enchanting fashion。 As we sat there�察�she 

came and went in the summer twilight�察�and seemed�察�with her white dress 

and    pale   gold    hair�察 �like  some    lovely    phantom     that   had   sprung    into 

existence   out   of   the   smokewreaths。   If   she   had   melted   into   air�察  �like   the 

statue of Galatea in the play�察�I should have been more sorry than surprised。 

     It   was   easy  to   perceive   that   the   old   colonel   worshipped   her   and   she 

him。   I   think   the   relation   between   an   elderly   father   and   a   daughter   just 

blooming   into   womanhood   the   most   beautiful   possible。   There   is   in   it   a 

subtile sentiment that cannot exist in the case of mother and daughter�察�or 

that of son and mother。 But this is getting into deep water。 

     I sat with the Daws until half past ten�察�and saw the moon rise on the 

sea。    The   ocean�察   �that  had   stretched    motionless     and   black    against   the 

horizon�察    �was   changed     by   magic    into  a  broken    field  of   glittering  ice�察�

interspersed with marvellous silvery fjords。 In the far distance the Isle of 

Shoals   loomed   up   like   a   group   of   huge   bergs   drifting   down   on   us。   The 

Polar Regions in a June thaw� �It was exceedingly fine。 What did we talk 



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about�拭     �We    talked   about    the   weatherand      you�    �The   weather     has   been 

disagreeable   for   several   days   pastand   so   have   you。   I   glided   from   one 

topic to the other very naturally。 I told my friends of your accident�察�how it 

had   frustrated   all   our   summer   plans�察  �and   what   our   plans   were。   I   played 

quite a spirited solo on the fibula。 Then I described you�察�or�察�rather�察�I didn't。 

I spoke of your amiability�察�of your patience under this severe affliction�察�of 

your touching gratitude when Dillon brings you little presents of fruit�察�of 

your tenderness to your sister Fanny�察�whom you would not allow to stay in 

town   to   nurse   you�察  �and   how   you   heroically   sent   her   back   to   Newport�察�

preferring to remain alone with Mary�察�the cook�察�and your man Watkins�察�to 

whom�察�by the way�察 �you were devotedly attached。 If you had been   there�察�

Jack�察  �you   wouldn't   have   known   yourself。   I   should   have   excelled   as   a 

criminal lawyer�察�if I had not turned my attention to a different branch of 

jurisprudence。 

     Miss Marjorie asked all manner of leading questions concerning you。 

It did not occur to me then�察�but it struck me forcibly afterwards�察�that she 

evinced   a   singular   interest   in   the   conversation。   When   I   got   back   to   my 

room�察  �I   recalled   how   eagerly   she   leaned   forward�察  �with   her   full�察  �snowy 

throat   in   strong   moonlight�察  �listening   to   what   I   said。   Positively�察  �I   think   I 

made her like you� �

     Miss Daw is a girl whom you would like immensely�察�I can tell you that。 

A beauty without affectation�察�a high and tender natureif one can read the 

soul in the face。 And the old colonel is a noble character�察�too。 

     I   am   glad   that   the   Daws   are   such   pleasant   people。   The   Pines   is   an 

isolated   spot�察  �and   my   resources   are   few。   I   fear   I   should   have   found   life 

here somewhat monotonous before long�察�with no other society than that of 

my excellent sire。 It is true�察�I might have made a target of the defenceless 

invalid�察�but I haven't a taste for artillery�察�moi。 



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                                CHAPTER VI。 



                 JOHN FLEMMING TO EDWARD DELANEY。 

                                     August 17�察�1872。 

     For a man who hasn't a taste for artillery�察�it occurs to me�察�my friend�察�

you   are   keeping   up   a   pretty   lively   fire   on   my   inner   works。   But   go   on。 

Cynicism is a   small brass field´piece   that eventually bursts   and kills   the 

artilleryman。 

     You may abuse me as   much as you like�察�and   I'll not complain�察�for   I 

don't know what I should do without your letters。 They are curing me。 I 

haven't hurled anything at Watkins since last Sunday�察�partly because I have 

grown   more   amiable   under   your   teaching�察  �and   partly   because   Watkins 

captured my ammunition one night�察�and carried it off to the library。 He is 

rapidly losing the habit he had acquired of dodging whenever I rub my ear�察�

or make any slight motion with my right arm。 He is still suggestive of the 

wine´cellar�察�however。 You may break�察�you may shatter Watkins�察�if you will�察�

but the scent of the Roederer will hang round him still。 

     Ned�察�that Miss D

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