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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�and yet you keep it up。 

And   wouldn't   you   like   it   different�察  �Sarah   Walker�拭  �Wouldn't   you   like   to 

have everybody love you�拭�Wouldn't you like them good ladies next door�察�

and that nice gentleman opposite�察�all to kinder rise up and say�察�'Oh�察�what a 

dear   good   little   girl   Sarah   Walker   is��';   The   interpolation   of   a   smacking 

sound of lips�察�as if in unctuous anticipation of Sarah Walker's virtue�察�here 

ensued;Oh�察  �what   a   dear�察  �good�察  �sw´e´et�察  �lovely   little   girl   Sarah   Walker 

is� ─�

     There was a dead silence。 It may have been fancy�察�but I thought that 

some      of  the   doors    in   the  passage     creaked     softly   as   if  in  listening 

expectation。   Then   the   silence   was   broken   by   a   sigh。   Had   Sarah   Walker 



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ingloriously succumbed�拭�Rash and impotent conclusion� �

     ;I don't�察─�said Sarah Walker's voice�察�slowly rising until it broke on the 

crest    of  a  mountainous      sob�察   �Idon'twant'emtolove        me。   Idon't 

want'emto saywhat adeargoodlittle girl Sarah Walker is� ─�She 

caught   her   breath。   ;Iwant'emto   say   what   a      naughtybaddirty 

horridfilthylittle girl Sarah Walker isso I do。 There� ─�

     The   doors   slammed   all   along   the   passages。   The   dreadful   issue   was 

joined。 I softly crossed the hall and looked into Sarah Walker's room。 

     The light from a half´opened shutter fell full upon her rebellious little 

figure。 She had stiffened herself in a large easy´chair into the attitude in 

which she had been evidently deposited there by the nurse whose torn´off 

apron she still held rigidly in one hand。 Her shapely legs stood out before 

her�察�jointless and inflexible to the point of her tiny shoesa POSE copied 

with pathetic fidelity by the French doll at her feet。 The attitude must have 

been dreadfully uncomfortable�察�and maintained only as being replete with 

some vague insults to the person who had put her down�察�as exhibiting a 

wild    indecorum   of     silken   stocking。   A   mystified    kittenSarah   Walker's 

inseparablewas        held    as  rigidly    under    one    arm   with    equal    dumb 

aggressiveness。 Following the stiff line of her half´recumbent figure�察�her 

head suddenly appeared perpendicularly erectyet the only mobile part of 

her body。 A dazzling sunburst of silky hair�察�the color of burnished copper�察�

partly hid her neck and shoulders and the back of the chair。 Her eyes were 

a darker shade of the same colorthe orbits appearing deeper and larger 

from the rubbing in of habitual tears from long wet lashes。 Nothing so far 

seemed   inconsistent   with   her   infelix   reputation�察  �but�察  �strange   to   say�察  �her 

other features were marked by delicacy and refinement�察�and her mouth 

that   sorely   exercised   and   justly   dreaded   memberwas   small   and   pretty�察�

albeit slightly dropped at the corners。 

     The     immediate     effect   of  my    intrusion    was   limited    solely   to  the 

nursemaid。       Swooping       suddenly      upon     Sarah    Walker's     too    evident 

deshabille�察�she made two or three attempts to pluck her into propriety�察�but 

the child�察�recognizing the cause as well as the effect�察�looked askance at me 

and only stiffened herself the more。 ;Sarah Walker�察�I'm shocked。; 

     ;It   ain't  HIS    room    anyway�察─    �said   Sarah�察  �eying    me    malevolently。 



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;What's he doing here�拭─�

     There was so much truth in this that I involuntarily drew back abashed。 

The nurse´maid ejaculated ;Sarah� ─�and lifted her eyes in hopeless protest。 

     ;And he needn't come seeing YOU�察─�continued Sarah�察�lazily rubbing 

the back of her head against the chair�察 �my papa don't allow it。 He warned 

you 'bout the other gentleman�察�you know。; 

     ;Sarah Walker� ─�

     I felt it was necessary to say something。 ;Don't you want to come with 

me and look at the sea�拭─�I said with utter feebleness of invention。 To my 

surprise�察�instead of actively assaulting me Sarah Walker got up�察�shook her 

hair over her shoulders�察�and took my hand。 

     ;With   your   hair   in   that   state�拭─  �almost   screamed   the   domestic。   But 

Sarah     Walker    had   already    pulled   me    into  the   hall。  What    particularly 

offensive     form   of   opposition    to  authority    was   implied    in  this  prompt 

assent to my proposal I could only darkly guess。 For myself I knew I must 

appear to her a weak impostor。 What would there possibly be in the sea to 

interest   Sarah   Walker�拭     �For   the   moment    I   prayed   for  a   water´spout�察  �a 

shipwreck�察�a whale�察�or any marine miracle to astound her and redeem my 

character。 I walked guiltily down the hall�察�holding her hand bashfully in 

mine。 I noticed that her breast began to heave convulsively�察�if she cried I 

knew   I   should   mingle   my   tears   with   hers。   We   reached   the   veranda   in 

gloomy silence。 As I expected�察�the sea lay before us glittering in the sun 

vacant�察�staring�察�flat�察�and hopelessly and unquestionably uninteresting。 

     ;I knew it all along�察─�said Sarah Walker�察�turning down the corners of 

her mouth�察 �there never was anything to see。 I know why you got me to 

come here。 You   want   to tell   me   if   I'm a   good girl   you'll take   me   to   sail 

some day。 You want to say if I'm bad the sea will swallow me up。 That's all 

you want�察�you horrid thing�察�you� ─�

     ;Hush� ─�I said�察�pointing to the corner of the veranda。 

     A   desperate   idea   of   escape   had   just   seized   me。   Bolt   upright   in   the 

recess of a window sat a nursemaid who had succumbed to sleep equally 

with    her   helpless    charge    in  the  perambulator      beside    her。  I  instantly 

recognized the infanta popular organism known as ;Baby Buckly;the 

prodigy of the Greyport Hotel�察�the pet of its enthusiastic womanhood。 Fat 



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and     featureless�察  �pink    and   pincushiony�察     �it  was   borrowed      by   gushing 

maidenhood�察�exchanged by idiotic maternity�察�and had grown unctuous and 

tumefacient under the   kisses   and   embraces   of half the   hotel。   Even   in   its 

present     repose    it  looked     moist    and   shiny    from    indiscriminate      and 

promiscuous osculation。 

     ;Let's borrow Baby Buckly�察─�I said recklessly。 

     Sarah Walker at once stopped crying。 I don't know how she did it�察�but 

the cessation was instantaneous�察�as if she had turned off a tap somewhere。 
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