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"You've not heard anything at night yourself, have you?" she asked. "I never hear anything at night," I replied shortly, "from the moment I lie down till the moment I get up." YOU'VE NOT HEARD ANYTHING AT NIGHT YOURSELF HAVE YOU SHE ASKED I NEVER HEAR ANYTHING AT NIGHT I REPLIED SHORTLY FROM THE MOMENT I LIE DOWN TILL THE MOMENT I GET UP
 make light of it, easing her anxiety without too much encouraging its cause. "All right, Joan, you queer creature; I promise," and the instant look of relief in her face, and the smile that came back like sunlight to her eyes, made me feel that, unknown to myself and the world, I was capable of considerable sacrifice after all. "But, you know, there's nothing to be afraid of," I added sharply; and she looked up in my face with the smile women use when they know we are talking idly, yet do not wish to tell us so. "You don't feel afraid, I know," she observed quietly. "Of course not; why should I?" "So, if you will just humour me this once I—I will never ask anything foolish of you again as long as I live," she said gratefully. "You have my promise," was all I could find to say. She headed the nose of the canoe for the lagoon lying a quarter of a mile ahead, and paddled swiftly; but a minute or two later she paused again and stared hard at me with the dripping paddle across the thwarts. THE WISEST WAY WAS TO GRANT HER REQUEST AND MAKE LIGHT OF IT EASING HER ANXIETY WITHOUT TOO MUCH ENCOURAGING ITS CAUSE ALL RIGHT JOAN YOU QUEER CREATURE I PROMISE AND THE INSTANT LOOK OF RELIEF IN HER FACE AND THE SMILE THAT CAME BACK LIKE SUNLIGHT IN HER EYES MADE ME FEEL THAT UNKNOWN TO MYSELF AND THE WORLD I WAS CAPABLE OF CONSIDERABLE SACRIFICE AFTER ALL BUT YOU KNOW THERE'S NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF I ADDED SHARPLY AND SHE LOOKED UP IN MY FACE WITH THE SMILE WOMEN USE WHEN THEY KNOW WE ARE TALKING IDLY YET DO NOT WISH TO TELL US SO YOU DON'T FEEL AFRAID I KNOW SHE OBSERVED QUIETLY OF COURSE NOT WHY SHOULD I SO IF YOU WILL JUST HUMOR ME THIS ONCE I I WILL NEVER ASK ANYTHING FOOLISH OF YOU AGAIN AS LONG AS I LIVE SHE SAID GRATEFULLY YOU HAVE MY PROMISE WAS ALL I COULD FIND TO SAY SHE HEADED THE NOSE OF THE CANOE FOR THE LAGOON LYING A QUARTER OF A MILE AHEAD AND PADDLED SWIFTLY BUT A MINUTE OR TWO LATER SHE PAUSED AGAIN AND STARED HARD AT ME WITH THE DRIPPING PADDLE ACROSS THE THWARTS
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