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"That dismal howling, for instance," she went on, determined to get it out, "far away at first and then getting closer, and stopping just outside the Camp?" "Certainly not." "Because, sometimes I think I almost dreamed it." THAT DISMAL HOWLING FOR INSTANCE SHE WENT ON DETERMINED TO GET IT OUT FAR AWAY AT FIRST AND THEN GETTING CLOSER AND STOPPING JUST OUTSIDE THE CAMP CERTAINLY NOT BECAUSE SOMETIMES I THINK I ALMOST DREAMED IT
 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. "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. ND 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 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
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