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conversation with himself in the corner of my window pane�察�had gone to 

sleep   at   last   and   was   snoring。   The   errant   prince   might   have   entered   the 

slumberous       halls   unchallenged�察     �and   walked    into   any   of  the   darkened 

rooms     whose     open    doors   gaped    for  more    air�察 �without    awakening      the 

veriest Greyport flirt with his salutation。 At times a drowsy voice�察�a lazily 

interjected     sentence�察    �an   incoherent     protest�察  �a   long´drawn      phrase    of 

saccharine tenuity suddenly broke off with a gasp�察�came vaguely to the ear�察�

as   if   indicating   a   half´suspended�察  �half´articulated   existence   somewhere�察�

but not definite enough to indicate conversation。 In the midst of this�察�there 

was the sudden crying of a child。 

     I  looked    up   from   my    work。    Through     the   camera    of  my    jealously 

guarded window I could catch a glimpse of the vivid�察�quivering blue of the 

sky�察�the glittering intensity of the ocean�察�the long motionless leaves of the 

horse´chestnut in the road��all utterly inconsistent with anything as active 

as this lamentation。 I stepped to the open door and into the silent hall。 

     Apparently the noise had attracted the equal attention of my neighbors。 

A vague chorus of ;Sarah Walker�察─�in querulous recognition�察�of ;O Lord� �

that child again� ─�in hopeless protest�察�rose faintly from the different rooms。 

As   the   lamentations   seemed   to   approach   nearer�察  �the   visitors'   doors   were 

successively   shut�察  �swift   footsteps   hurried   along   the   hall�察  �past   my   open 

door     came    a   momentary       vision    of  a   heated    nursemaid      carrying    a 

tumultuous   chaos   of   frilled   skirts�察  �flying   sash�察  �rebellious   slippers�察  �and 

tossing   curls�察  �there   was   a   moment's   rallying   struggle   before   the   room 

nearly opposite mine�察�and then a door opened and shut upon the vision。 It 

was Sarah Walker� �



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     Everybody knew her�察�few had ever seen more of her than this passing 

vision。   In   the   great   hall�察  �in   the   dining´room�察  �in   the   vast   parlors�察  �in   the 

garden�察�in the   avenue�察 �on   the beach�察�a   sound of   lamentation   had   always 

been   followed   by   this   same   brief   apparition。   Was   there   a   sudden   pause 

among the dancers and a subjugation of the loudest bassoons in the early 

evening   ;hop�察─  �the   explanation   was   given   in   the   words   ;Sarah   Walker。; 

Was   there   a   wild   confusion   among   the   morning   bathers   on   the   sands�察�

people whispered ;Sarah Walker。; A panic among the waiters at dinner�察�an 

interruption in the   Sunday sacred   concert�察�a disorganization   of the   after´ 

dinner promenade on the veranda�察�was instantly referred to Sarah Walker。 

Nor were her efforts confined entirely to public life。 In cozy corners and 

darkened       recesses�察   �bearded     lips   withheld     the   amorous      declaration      to 

mutter     ;Sarah     Walker;     between     their   clenched     teeth�察  �coy   and    bashful 

tongues found speech at last in the rapid formulation of ;Sarah Walker。; 

Nobody ever thought of abbreviating her full name。 The two people in the 

hotel�察�otherwise individualized�察�but known only as ;Sarah Walker's father; 

and ;Sarah Walker's mother�察─�and never as Mr。 and Mrs。 Walker�察�addressed 

her only as ;Sarah Walker;�察�two animals that were occasionally a part of 

this   passing   pageant   were   known   as   ;Sarah   Walker's   dog;   and   ;Sarah 

Walker's      cat�察─  �and   later   it  was   my    proud     privilege    to  sink    my    own 

individuality under the title of ;that friend of Sarah Walker's。; 

     It   must   not   be   supposed   that   she   had   attained   this   baleful   eminence 

without some active criticism。 Every parent in the Greyport Hotel had held 

his   or   her   theory   of   the   particular   defects   of   Sarah   Walker's   education�察�

every   virgin   and   bachelor   had   openly   expressed   views   of   the   peculiar 

discipline      that  was    necessary      to  her   subjugation。      It  may    be   roughly 

estimated that she would have spent the entire nine years of her active life 

in   a   dark   cupboard   on   an   exclusive   diet   of   bread   and   water�察  �had   this 

discipline obtained�察�while�察�on the other hand�察�had the educational theories 

of   the   parental   assembly   prevailed�察  �she   would   have   ere   this   shone   an 

etherealized   essence   in   the   angelic   host。   In   either   event   she   would   have 

;ceased   from  troubling�察─  �which   was   the general   Greyport   idea  of   higher 

education。 A paper read before our Literary Society on ;Sarah Walker and 

other infantile diseases�察─�was referred to in the catalogue as ;Walker�察�Sarah�察�



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Prevention and Cure�察─�while the usual burlesque legislation of our summer 

season culminated in the Act entitled ;An Act to amend an Act entitled an 

Act for the abatement of Sarah Walker。; As she was hereafter exclusively 

to be fed ;on the PROVISIONS of this Act�察─�some idea of its general tone 

may be gathered。 It was a singular fact in this point of her history that her 

natural progenitors not only offered no resistance to the doubtful celebrity 

of   their   offspring�察   �but�察  �by   hopelessly   accepting   the     situation�察  �to  some 

extent    POSED       as  Sarah    Walker's     victims。   Mr。   and    Mrs。   Walker     were 

known   to   be   rich�察  �respectable�察  �and   indulgent   to   their   only   child。   They 

themselves had been evolved from a previous generation of promiscuously 

acquired wealth into the repose of inherited property�察�but it was currently 

accepted   that   Sarah   had   ;cast   back;   and   reincarnated   some   waif   on   the 

deck of an emigrant ship at the beginning of the century。 

     Such   was   the   child   separated   from   me   by   this   portentous   history�察  �a 

narrow passage�察�and a closed nursery door。 Presently�察�however�察�the door 

was partly opened again as if to admit the air。 The crying had ceased�察�but 

in    its  place   the   monotonous        Voice    of   Conscience�察     �for   the   moment 

personated by Sarah Walker's nursemaid�察�kept alive a drowsy recollection 

of Sarah Walker's transgressions。 

     ;You see�察─�said the Voice�察 �what a dreadful thing it is for a little girl to 

go on as you do。 I am astonished at you�察�Sarah Walker。 So is everybody�察�

so is the good ladies next door�察�so is the kind gentleman opposite�察�so is all� �

Where   you   expect   to   go   to�察  �'Evin   only   knows�   �How   you   expect   to   be 

forgiven�察�saints alone can tell� �But so it is always�察�
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