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would go to pieces before morning。 No one would risk being the first to
take the water�察�and he had at last volunteered�察�as being the best swimmer�察�
on condition that Emilia should be next sent�察 �when the communication
was established。
Two ropes were then hauled on board the vessel�察�a larger and a smaller。
By the flickering firelight and the rarer flashes of lightning ��the rain now
falling in torrents�� they saw a hammock slung to the larger rope�察 �a
woman's form was swathed in it�察�and the smaller rope being made fast to
this�察 �they found by pulling that she could be drawn towards the shore。
Those on board steadied the hammock as it was lowered from the ship�察�but
the waves seemed maddened by this effort to escape their might�察�and they
leaped up at her again and again。 The rope dropped beneath her weight�察�
and all that could be done from shore was to haul her in as fast as possible�察�
to abbreviate the period of buffeting and suffocation。 As she neared the
rocks she could be kept more safe from the water�察�faster and faster she was
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drawn in�察�sometimes there came some hitch and stoppage�察�but by steady
patience it was overcome。
She was so near the rocks that hands were already stretched to grasp
her�察�when there came one of the great surging waves that sometimes filled
the basin。 It gave a terrible lurch to the stranded vessel hitherto so erect�察�
the larger rope snapped instantly�察�the guiding rope was twitched from the
hands that held it�察�and the canvas that held Emilia was caught and swept
away like a shred of foam�察 �and lost amid the whiteness of the seething
froth below。 Fifteen minutes after�察�the hammock came ashore empty�察�the
lashings having parted。
The cold daybreak was just opening�察�though the wind still blew keenly�察�
when they found the body of Emilia。 It was swathed in a roll of sea´
weed�察�lying in the edge of the surf�察�on a broad�察�flat rock near where the
young boatman had come ashore。 The face was not disfigured�察 �the
clothing was only torn a little�察�and tangled closely round her�察�but the life
was gone。
It was Philip who first saw her�察�and he stood beside her for a moment
motionless�察�stunned into an aspect of tranquility。 This�察�then�察�was the end。
All his ready sympathy�察�his wooing tenderness�察�his winning compliances�察�
his self´indulgent softness�察�his perilous amiability�察 �his reluctance to give
pain or to see sorrow��all had ended in this。 For once�察 �he must force
even his accommodating and evasive nature to meet the plain�察�blank truth。
Now all his characteristics appeared changed by the encounter�察 �it was
Harry who was ready�察�thoughtful�察�attentive��while Philip�察�who usually had
all these traits�察�was paralyzed among his dreams。 Could he have fancied
such a scene beforehand�察 �he would have vowed that no hand but his
should touch the breathless form of Emilia。 As it was�察 �he instinctively
made way for the quick gathering of the others�察�as if almost any one else
had a better right to be there。
The storm had blown itself out by sunrise�察 �the wind had shifted�察�
beating down the waves�察 �it seemed as if everything in nature were
exhausted。 The very tide had ebbed away。 The light´ship rested between
the rocks�察�helpless�察�still at the mercy of the returning waves�察�and yet still
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upright and with that stately look of unconscious pleading which all
shipwrecked vessels wear。 it is wonderfully like the look I have seen in
the face of some dead soldier�察�on whom war had done its worst。 Every line
of a ship is so built for motion�察�every part�察�while afloat�察�seems so full of
life and so answering to the human life it bears�察 �that this paralysis of
shipwreck touches the imagination as if the motionless thing had once
been animated by a soul。
And not far from the vessel�察�in a chamber of the seaside farm´house�察�
lay the tenderer and fairer wreck of Emilia。 Her storms and her passions
were ended。 The censure of the world�察 �the anguish of friends�察 �the
clinging arms of love�察�were nothing now to her。 Again the soft shelter of
unconsciousness had clasped her in�察 �but this time the trance was longer
and the faintness was unto death。
From the moment of her drifting ashore�察 �it was the young boatman
who had assumed the right to care for her and to direct everything。 Philip
seemed stunned�察�Harry was his usual clear´headed and efficient self�察�but to
his honest eyes much revealed itself in a little while�察 �and when Hope
arrived in the early morning�察 �he said to her�察 �This boatman�察 �who once
saved your life�察�is Emilia's Swiss lover�察�Antoine Marval。;
;More than lover�察─�said the young Swiss�察�overhearing。 ;She was my
wife before God�察�when you took her from me。 In my country�察�a betrothal
is as sacred as a marriage。 Then came that man�察�he filled her heart with
illusions�察�and took her away in my absence。 When my brother was here in
the corvette�察�he found her for me。 Then I came for her�察�I saved her sister�察�
then I saw the name on the card and would not give my own。 I became
her servant。 She saw me in the yacht�察�only once�察�she knew me�察�she was
afraid。 Then she said�察�'Perhaps I still love you��a little�察�I do not know�察�I
am in despair�察�take me from this home I hate。' We sailed that day in the
small boat for Narragansett��I know not where。 She hardly looked up or
spoke�察�but for me�察�I cared for nothing since she was with me。 When the
storm came�察�she was frightened�察�and said�察�'It is a retribution。' I said�察�'You
shall never go back。' She never did。 Here she is。 You cannot take her
from me。;
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Once on board the light´ship�察�she had been assigned the captain's state´
room�察 �while Antoine watched at the door。 She seemed to shrink from
him whenever he went to speak to her�察�he owned�察�but she answered kindly
and gently�察 �begging to be left alone。 When at last the vessel parted her
moorings�察�
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