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"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. 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
. It was really difficult to refuse, whatever my thoughts and judgment may have been, and somehow I understood that she spoke with good reason, though for the life of me I could not have put it into words. "Happier—and safer," she said gravely, the canoe giving a dangerous lurch as she leaned forward in her seat to catch my answer. Perhaps, after all, 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 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? ER HEAD KEEPING HER GAZE FIXED ON MY FACE IT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT TO REFUSE WHATEVER MY THOUGHTS AND JUDGMENT MAY HAVE BEEN AND SOMEHOW I UNDERSTOOD THAT SHE SPOKE WITH GOOD REASON THOUGH FOR THE LIFE OF ME I COULD NOT HAVE PUT IT INTO WORDS HAPPIER AND SAFER SHE SAID GRAVELY THE CANOE GIVING A DANGEROUS LURCH AS SHE LEANED FORWARD IN HER SEAT TO CATCH MY ANSWER PERHAPS AFTER ALL 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
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