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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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