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wish I may never� �Here's a lark�            �Let me come there� ─        �And the speaker 

pushed through the crowd。 

     ;Miss   Ingleside�察─  �said   Hope�察  �decisively�察   �this   child's   arm   is   broken。 

There is nobody to go for a physician。             Except for the condition I am in�察�I 

would ask you to take me there at once in your carriage�察�but as it is; 

     ;As it is�察�I must ask you�察�hey�拭─�said Blanche�察�finishing the sentence。 

;Of   course。     No   mistake。     Sans   dire。    Jones�察 �junior�察 �this   lady  will   join 

us。    Don't look so scared�察�man。          Are you anxious about your cushions or 

your reputation�拭─�

     The youth simpered and disclaimed。 

     ;Jump in�察�then�察�Miss Maxwell。            Never mind the expense。 It's only the 

family carriage��surname and arms of Jones。                Lucky there are no parents 

to the fore。     Put my shawl over you�察�so。; 



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     ;O Blanche� ─�said Hope�察 �what injustice; 

     ;I've done myself�拭─�said the volatile damsel。 ;Not a doubt of it。 That's 

my style�察�you know。          But I have some sense�察�I know who's who。                 Now�察�

Jones�察�junior�察�make your man handle the ribbons。 I've always had a grudge 

against that ordinance about fast driving�察�and now's our chance。; 

     And the sacred ;ordinance�察─�with all other proprieties�察�was left in ruins 

that    day。   They      tore  along    the   Avenue     with   unexplained      and    most 

inexplicable   speed�察 �Hope   being   concealed   by  riding backward�察 �and by  a 

large shawl�察�and Blanche and her admirer receiving the full indignation of 

every   chaste   and   venerable   eye。   Those   who   had   tolerated   all   this   girl's 

previous improprieties were obliged to admit that the line must be drawn 

somewhere。  She  at   once lost   several good   invitations   and   a   matrimonial 

offer�察  �since   Jones�察  �junior�察  �was   swept   away   by   his   parents   to   be   wedded 

without     delay    to  a  consumptive      heiress    who    had   long   pined    for  his 

whiskers�察  �and   Count   Posen�察  �in   his   Souvenirs�察  �was   severer   on   Blanche's 

one good deed than on the worst of her follies。 

     A few years after�察�when Blanche�察�then the fearless wife of a regular´ 

army officer�察�was helping Hope in the hospitals at Norfolk�察�she would stop 

to shout with delight over the reminiscence of that stately Jones equipage 

in   mad   career�察  �amid   the   barking   of   dogs   and   the   groaning   of   dowagers。 

;After all�察�Hope�察─�she would say�察 �the fastest thing I ever did was under 

your orders。; 



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                              CHAPTER XXI。 



     A STORM。 

     THE  members of   the household   were all   at the  window about   noon�察�

next day�察�watching the rise of a storm。            A murky wing of cloud�察�shaped 

like   a   hawk's�察  �hung   over   the   low   western   hills   across   the   bay。   Then   the 

hawk   became   an   eagle�察  �and   the   eagle   a   gigantic   phantom�察  �that   hovered 

over   half   the   visible   sky。 Beneath   it�察  �a   little   scud   of   vapor�察  �moved   by 

some   cross´current of   air�察 �raced   rapidly  against the   wind�察  �just   above   the 

horizon�察�like smoke from a battle´field。 

     As the cloud ascended�察�the water grew rapidly blacker�察�and in half an 

hour broke into jets of white foam�察�all over its surface�察�with an angry look。 

Meantime a white film of fog spread down the bay from the northward。 

The wind hauled from southwest to northwest�察�so suddenly and strongly 

that all the anchored boats seemed to have swung round instantaneously�察�

without visible process。        The instant the wind shifted�察�the rain broke forth�察�

filling the air in a moment with its volume�察�and cutting so sharply that it 

seemed   like   hail�察  �though   no   hailstones   reached   the   ground。 At   the   same 

time there rose upon the water a dense white film�察�which seemed to grow 

together from a hundred different directions�察�and was made partly of rain�察�

and partly of the blown edges of the spray。 There was but a glimpse of this�察�

for in a few moments it was impossible to see two rods�察�but when the first 

gust was over�察�the water showed itself again�察�the jets of spray all beaten 

down�察�and regular waves�察�of dull lead´color�察�breaking higher on the shore。 

All   the   depth   of   blackness   had   left   the   sky�察  �and   there   remained   only   an 

obscure and ominous gray�察�through which the lightning flashed white�察�not 

red。 Boats came driving in from the mouth of the bay with a rag of sail up�察�

the men got them moored with difficulty�察�and when they sculled ashore in 

the skiffs�察�a dozen comrades stood ready to grasp and haul them in。 Others 

launched skiffs in sheltered places�察�and pulled out bareheaded to bail out 

their fishing´boats and keep them from swamping at their moorings。 

     The   shore   was   thronged   with   men   in   oilskin   clothes   and   by   women 



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with shawls over their heads。          Aunt Jane�察�who always felt responsible for 

whatever      went   on   in  the   elements�察   �sat  in´doors    with   one   lid  closed�察�

wincing      at  every   flash�察 �and   watching     the   universe    with   the  air  of  a 

coachman guiding six wild horses。 

     Just   after   the   storm   had   passed   its   height�察  �two   veritable   wild   horses 

were reined up at the door�察�and Philip burst in�察�his usual self´composure 

gone。 

     ;Emilia is out sailing� ─�he exclaimed�察�alone with Lambert's boatman�察�

in this gale。    They say she was bound for Narragansett。; 

     ;Impossible� ─  �cried   Hope�察  �turning   pale。      ;I   left   her   not   three   hours 

ago。; Then she remembered that Emilia had spoken of going on board the 

yacht�察�to superintend some arrangements�察�but had said no more about it�察�

when she opposed it。 

     ;Harry� ─�said Aunt Jane�察�quickly�察�from her chair by the window�察 �see 

that   fisherman。     He   has   just   come   ashore   and   is   telling   something。 Ask 

him。; 

     The fisherman had indeed seen Lambert's boat�察�which was well known。 

Something   seemed   to   be   the   matter   with   the   sail�察  �but   before   the   storm 

struck   her�察  �it   had   been   hauled   down。   They   must   have   taken   in   water 

enough�察�as it was。        He had himself been obliged to bail out three times�察�

running in from the reef。 

     ;Was there any landing which they could reach�拭─               �Harry asked。 

     There was none��but the light´ship lay right in their track�察�and if they 

had good luck�察�th
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