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     But what   were  hunger or   fatigue to   the satisfaction   of that   moment�拭�

There was the sea before me�察�the clear�察�strong�察�gracious sea�察�blue leagues 

of it�察�furrowed by the white ridges of some distant storm。                    I could smell 

the    scent   of   it  even   here�察  �and   my    sailor   heart   rose    in  pride   at  the 



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companion´   ship   of   that   alien   ocean。      Lovely   and   blessed   thing�   �how 

often   have   I   turned   from   the   shallow   trivialities   of   the   land   and   found 

consolation in the strength of your stately soli´ tudes�               �How often have I 

turned from the tinselled presence of the shore�察�the infinite pretensions of 

dry land that make life a sorry�察�hectic sham�察�and found in the black bosom 

of the Great Mother solace and comfort�                �Dear�察�lovely sea�察�man´ half of 

every sphere�察�as far removed in the sequence of your strong emotions from 

the painted fripperies of the woman´land as   pole from polethe grateful 

blessing of the humblest of your followers on you� �

     The    mere    sight   of   salt  water    did  me    good。    Heaven       knows     our 

separation   had   not   been   long�察  �and   many   an   unkind   slap   has   the   Mother 

given   me   in   the   bygone�察  �yet   the   mere   sight   of   her   was   tonic�察  �a   lethe   of 

troubles�察  �a   sedative   for   tired   nerves�察  �and   I   gazed   that   morning    at   the 

illimitable blue�察�the great�察�unfettered road to everywhere�察�the ever´ varied�察�

the immutable�察�the thing which was before every´ thing and shall be last of 

all�察�in an ecstasy of affection。 

     There   was   also   other   satisfaction   at   hand。    Not   a   mile   away   lay   a 

well´defined   roaddoubtless   the   one   spoken   of   by   the   wood´cutterand 

where the track pointed to the seashore the low roofs and circling smoke 

of a Thither town´ ship showed。 

     There I went hot´footed�察�and�察�much too hungry to be nice in formality�察�

swung   up   to   the   largest   building   on   the   waterside   quay   and   demanded 

breakfast of the man who was lounging by its doorway chewing a honey 

reed。    He looked me up and down without emotion�察�then�察�falling into the 

common mistake�察�said�察�

     ;This   is   not   a   hostel   for   ghosts�察  �sir。 We   do   not   board   and   lodge 

phantoms here�察�this is a dry fish shop。; 

     ;Thrice blessed trade� ─�I answered。             ;Give me some dried fish�察�good 

fellow�察 �or�察 �for the   matter   of   that�察  �dried   horse   or   dog�察 �or  anything   mortal 

teeth    can   bite  through�察   �and   I  will  show    you    my   tastes   are  altogether 

mundane。; 

     But he shook his   head。         ;This is no   place for the   likes of you�察  �who 

come�察�mayhap�察�from the city of Yang or some other abode of disembodied 

spiritsyou�察�who come for mischief and pay harbourage with mischance 



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is it likely you could eat wholesome food�拭─�

     ;Indeed I could�察�and plenty of it�察�seeing I have dined and breakfasted 

along the hedges with the blackbirds this two days。              Look here�察�I will pay 

in advance。      Will that get me a meal�拭─�and�察�whipping out my knife�察�cut 

off another of my fast´receding coat buttons。 

     The man took it with great interest�察�as I hoped he would�察�the yellow 

metal being apparently a very scarce commodity in his part of the planet。 

     ;Gold�拭─�he asked。 

     ;Wellahem�       �I   forgot   to   ask   the   man   who   sewed   them   on   for   me 

what they were exactly�察�but it looks like gold�察�doesn't it�拭─�

     ;Yes�察─�he answered�察�turning it to and fro admiringly in his hand�察 �you 

are the first ghost I ever knew to pay in ad´ vance�察�and plenty of them go 

to   and   fro   through   here。  Such   a   pretty   thing   is   well   worth   a   mealif�察�

indeed�察�you can stomach our rough fare。               Here�察�you woman within�察─�he 

called to the lady whom I presume was his wife�察 �here is a gentleman from 

the nether regions who wants some break´ fast and has paid in advance。 

Give him some of your best�察�for he has paid well。; 

     ;And   what�察─  �said   a   female   voice   from   inside�察   �what   if   I   refused   to 

serve   another   of   these   plaguy   wanderers   you   are   always   foisting   upon 

me�拭─�

     ;Don't mind her tongue�察�sir。         It's the worst part of her�察�though she is 

mighty proud of it。       Go in and she will see you do not come out hungry�察─�

and the Thither man returned calmly to his honey stick。 

     ;Come on�察�you Soul´with´a´man's´stomach�察─�growled the woman�察�and 

too hungry to be particular about the tone of invitation�察�I strode into the 

parlour of that strange refreshment place。           The woman was the first I had 

seen    of  the   outer  race�察  �and   better  than   might    have   been   expected     in 

appearance。       Big�察  �strong�察  �and   ruddy�察  �she   was   a   mental   shock   after   the 

slender slips of girlhood on the far side of the water�察�half a dozen of whom 

she could have carried off without effort in her long arms。               Yet there was 

about her the credential of rough health�察�the dignity of muscle�察�an upright 

carriage�察   �an   animal   grace    of  movement�察     �and   withal   a  comely    though 

strongly featured face�察�which pleased me at once�察�and later on I had great 

cause to remember her with gratitude。             She eyed me sulkily for a minute�察�



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then her frown gradually softened�察�and the instinctive love of the woman 

for the supernatural mastered her other feelings。 

     ;Is that how you looked in another world�拭─�she asked。 

     ;Yes�察�exactly�察�cap to boots。        What do you think of the attire�察�ma'am�拭─�

     ;Not   much�察─  �replied   the   good   woman   frankly。        ;It   could   not   have 

been becoming even when new�察�and you appear as though you had taken a 

muddy road since then。         What did you die of�拭─�

     ;I will tell you so much as this�察�madamthat what I am like to die of 

now is hunger�察�plain�察�unvarnished hunger�察�so�察�in Heaven's name�察�get out 

what     you   have    and   let  me   fall´to�察 �for   my   last  meal    was    yesterday 

morning。; 

     Whereat�察�with a shrug of her shoulders at the eccentric´ ities of nether 

folk�察�the woman went to the rear of the house�察�and presently came back 

with   a   meal   which   showed   her   husband   had   done   scant   justice   to   the 

establishment   by  calling   it   a  dry  fish   shop。   It is   true�察 �fish   supplied   the 

staple of the repast�察�as was inevitable in a seaport�察�but�察�li
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