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I secretly thought I never should care anything about her。 She seemed
nothing but a little moral tale。 I thought she would not last me five minutes。
But now she is growing quite human and ridiculous about that Philip�察�and
I think I may find her very attractive indeed。;
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CHAPTER VI。
;SOME LOVER'S CLEAR DAY。;
;HOPE� ─�said Philip Malbone�察�as they sailed together in a little boat
the next morning�察 �I have come back to you from months of bewildered
dreaming。 I have been wandering��no matter where。 I need you。 You
cannot tell how much I need you。;
;I can estimate it�察─�she answered�察�gently�察 �by my need of you。;
;Not at all�察─�said Philip�察�gazing in her trustful face。 ;Any one whom
you loved would adore you�察�could he be by your side。 You need nothing。
It is I who need you。;
;Why�拭─�she asked�察�simply。
;Because�察─�he said�察 �I am capable of behaving very much like a fool。
Hope�察 �I am not worthy of you�察 �why do you love me�拭 �why do you trust
me�拭─�
;I do not know how I learned to love you�察─ �said Hope。 ;It is a
blessing that was given to me。 But I learned to trust you in your mother's
sick´room。;
;Ay�察─�said Philip�察�sadly�察 �there�察�at least�察�I did my full duty。;
;As few would have done it�察─ �said Hope�察 �firmly�察�very few。 Such
prolonged self´sacrifice must strengthen a man for life。;
;Not always�察─�said Philip�察�uneasily。 ;Too much of that sort of thing
may hurt one�察�I fancy�察�as well as too little。 He may come to imagine that
the balance of virtue is in his favor�察�and that he may grant himself a little
indulgence to make up for lost time。 That sort of recoil is a little
dangerous�察�as I sometimes feel�察�do you know�拭─�
;And you show it�察─ �said Hope�察 �ardently�察 �by fresh sacrifices� �How
much trouble you have taken about Emilia� �Some time�察 �when you are
willing�察�you shall tell me all about it。 You always seemed to me a magician�察�
but I did not think that even you could restore her to sense and wisdom so
soon。;
Malbone was just then very busy putting the boat about�察�but when he
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had it on the other tack�察�he said�察 �How do you like her�拭─�
;Philip�察─�said Hope�察�her eyes filling with tears�察 �I wonder if you have
the slightest conception how my heart is fixed on that child。 She has
always been a sort of dream to me�察�and the difficulty of getting any letters
from her has only added to the excitement。 Now that she is here�察�my whole
heart yearns toward her。 Yet�察�when I look into her eyes�察�a sort of blank
hopelessness comes over me。 They seem like the eyes of some untamable
creature whose language I shall never learn。 Philip�察 �you are older and
wiser than I�察�and have shown already that you understand her。 Tell me
what I can do to make her love me�拭─�
;Tell me how any one could help it�拭─�said Malbone�察�looking fondly on
the sweet�察�pleading face before him。
;I am beginning to fear that it can be helped�察─�she said。 Her thoughts
were still with Emilia。
;Perhaps it can�察─�said Phil�察 �if you sit so far away from people。 Here
we are alone on the bay。 Come and sit by me�察�Hope。;
She had been sitting amidships�察�but she came aft at once�察�and nestled
by him as he sat holding the tiller。 She put her face against his knee�察�like
a tired child�察�and shut her eyes�察�her hair was lifted by the summer breeze�察�a
scent of roses came from her�察�the mere contact of anything so fresh and
pure was a delight。 He put his arm around her�察�and all the first ardor of
passion came back to him again�察 �he remembered how he had longed to
win this Diana�察�and how thoroughly she was won。
;It is you who do me good�察─�said she。 ;O Philip�察�sail as slowly as you
can。; But he only sailed farther�察�instead of more slowly�察�gliding in and out
among the rocky islands in the light north wind�察 �which�察 �for a wonder�察�
lasted all that day��dappling the bare hills of the Isle of Shadows with a
shifting beauty。 The tide was in and brimming�察 �the fishing´boats were
busy�察�white gulls soared and clattered round them�察�and heavy cormorants
flapped away as they neared the rocks。 Beneath the boat the soft
multitudinous jellyfishes waved their fringed pendants�察 �or glittered with
tremulous gold along their pink�察�translucent sides。 Long lines and streaks
of paler blue lay smoothly along the enamelled surface�察 �the low�察�
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amethystine hills lay couched beyond them�察 �and little clouds stretched
themselves in lazy length above the beautiful expanse。 They reached the
ruined fort at last�察 �and Philip�察 �surrendering Hope to others�察 �was himself
besieged by a joyous group。
As you stand upon the crumbling parapet of old Fort Louis�察�you feel
yourself poised in middle air�察 �the sea´birds soar and swoop around you�察�
the white surf lashes the rocks far below�察�the white vessels come and go�察�
the water is around you on all sides but one�察 �and spreads its pale blue
beauty up the lovely bay�察 �or�察 �in deeper tints�察 �southward towards the
horizon line。 I know of no ruin in America which nature has so resumed�察�it
seems a part of the living rock�察�you cannot imagine it away。
It is a single round�察�low tower�察�shaped like the tomb of Cacilia Metella。
But its stately position makes it rank with the vast sisterhood of wave´
washed strongholds�察�it might be King Arthur's Cornish Tyntagel�察�it might
be ;the teocallis tower; of Tuloom。 As you gaze down from its height�察�
all things that float upon the ocean seem equalized。 Look at the crowded
life on yonder frigate�察�coming in full´sailed before the steady sea´breeze。
To furl that heavy canvas�察�a hundred men cluster like bees upon the yards�察�
yet to us upon this height it is all but a plaything for the eyes�察�and we turn
with equal interest from that thronged floating citadel to some lonely boy
in his skiff。
Yonder there sail to the ocean�察 �beating wearily to windward�察 �a few
slow vessels。 Inward come jubilant whit
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