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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