She gave the boathouse a thorough looking
over.
Now what are you going to do aboutthat ship
picture? Youneednt say anything about our talk to-night. It was as he had always
remembered itand he wished it kept that way. George looked at her, then at his aunt,
and then at Carey.
The figure in the shadow rose from theseat and came
forward into a beam of light from a window.
I dont feel a bit like shaking hands with the whole
village. He understood the reason for hernervousness.
Emily will be here in a minute, I am sure. I should
think it was astonishing, she observed, with emphasis.
But I understood you to say it was up attic where
you had stowedit, Cora, she said. I was relying on you to keep all those other
people away. But that wasnt until after you andGeorge and I had had our
talk.
I dont feel a bit like shaking hands with the whole
village.
Benjamin Early espied him as he stood there in the
corner andapproached, his wife in tow. Its nowonder that Osborne thief could pull
the wool over your eyes.
And you havent got to go with me, she
asserted.
And its reflection in thelight blue water was but
another daub of the same paint. Most of the greetings were cordialenough, but some
were frosty and distant. Overthe latter she shook an admiring head. It seemed one to
him and he could not believe it to be anythingelse to her.
But that wasnt until after you andGeorge and I had
had our talk.