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"I'm gettin' the hang of the geography of that place," he said to himself, as he shaved next morning. I'M GETTING THE HANG OF THE GEOGRAPHY OF THAT PLACE HE SAID TO HIMSELF AS HE SHAVED NEXT MORNING
, because he understood that this was the Thirty-Mile-Ride and he must ride swiftly, and raced through the clattering tunnels and round the curves, always downhill, till he heard the sea to his left, and saw it raging under a full moon, against sandy cliffs. It was heavy going, but he recognised the nature of the country, the dark-purple downs inland, and the bents that whistled in the wind. The road was eaten away in places, and the sea lashed at him—black, foamless tongues of smooth and glossy rollers; but he was sure that there was less danger from the sea than from “Them,” whoever “They” were, inland to his right. He knew, too, that he would be safe if he could reach the down with the lamp on it. This came as he expected: he saw the one light a mile ahead along the beach, dismounted, turned to the right, walked quietly over to the brushwood-pile, found the little steamer had returned to the beach whence he had unmoored it, and—must have fallen asleep, for he could remember no more. BLE WAS AT AN END HE TOOK A PONY BECAUSE HE UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS WAS THE THIRTY MILE RIDE AND HE MUST RIDE SWIFTLY AND RACE THROUGH THE CLATTERING TUNNELS AND ROUND THE CURVES ALWAYS DOWN HILL TILL HE HEARD THE SEA TWIST LEFT AND SAW IT RAGING UNDER A FULL MOON AGAINST SANDY CLIFFS IT WAS HEAVY GOING BUT HE RECOGNIZED THE NATURE OF THE COUNTRY THE DARK PURPLE DOWNS IN LAND AND THE BENTS THAT WHISTLED IN THE WIND THE ROAD WAS EATEN AWAY IN PLACES AND THE SEA LASHED AT HIM BLACK FOAMLESS TONGUES OF SMOOTH AND GLOSSY ROLLERS BUT HE WAS SURE THAT THERE WAS LESS DANGER FROM THE SEA THAN FROM THEM WHOEVER THEY WERE INLAND TO HIS RIGHT HE KNEW TOO THAT HE WOULD BE SAFE IF HE COULD REACH THE DOWN WITH THE LAMP ON IT THIS CAME AS HE EXPECTED HE SAW THE ONE LIGHT A MILE AHEAD ALONG THE BEACH DISMOUNTED TURNED TO THE RIGHT WALKED QUIETLY OVER TO THE BRUSHWOOD PILE FOUND THE LITTLE STEAMER HAD RETURNED TO THE BEACH WHENCE HE HAD UNMOORED IT AND MUST HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP FOR HE COULD REMEMBER NO MORE
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