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It came, at first, gently, but from the very start it made me realise the unpleasant loneliness of our situation, our remote isolation in this wilderness of sea and rock, and how the islands in this tideless Baltic ocean lay about us like the advance guard of a vast besieging army. IT CAME AT FIRST GENTLY BUT FROM THE VERY START IT MADE ME REALISE THE UNPLEASANT LONELINESS OF OUR SITUATION OUR REMOTE ISOLATION IN THIS WILDERNESS OF SEA AND ROCK AND HOW THE ISLANDS IN THIS TIDELESS BALTIC OCEAN LAY ABOUT US LIKE THE ADVANCE GUARD OF A VAST BESIEGING ARMY
f my postponement. For another ten days the life of the Camp pursued its even and delightful way, blessed by perfect summer weather, a good harvest of fish, fine winds for sailing, and calm, starry nights. Maloney's selfish prayer had been favourably received. Nothing came to disturb or perplex. There was not even the prowling of night animals to vex the rest of Mrs. Maloney; for in previous camps it had often been her peculiar affliction that she heard the porcupines scratching against the canvas, or the squirrels dropping fir-cones in the early morning with a sound of miniature thunder upon the roof of her tent. But on this island there was not even a squirrel or a mouse. I think two toads and a small and harmless snake were the only living creatures that had been discovered during the whole of the first fortnight. And these two toads in all probability were not two toads, but one toad. Then, suddenly, came the terror that changed the whole aspect of the place—the devastating terror. S REALLY THE CAUSE OF MY POSTPONEMENT FOR ANOTHER TEN DAYS THE LIFE OF THE CAMP PURSUED ITS EVEN AND DELIGHTFUL WAY BLESSED BY PERFECT SUMMER WEATHER A GOOD HARVEST OF FISH FINE WINDS FOR SAILING AND CALM STARRY NIGHTS MALONEY'S SELFISH PRAYER HAD BEEN FAVORABLY RECEIVED NOTHING CAME TO DISTURB OR PERPLEX THERE WAS NOT EVEN THE PROWLING OF NIGHT ANIMALS TO VEX THE REST OF MISSUS MALONEY FOR IN PREVIOUS CAMPS IT HAD OFTEN BEEN HER PECULIAR AFFLICTION THAT SHE HEARD THE PORCUPINES SCRATCHING AGAINST THE CANVAS OR THE SQUIRRELS DROPPING FIR CONES IN THE EARLY MORNING WITH A SOUND OF MINIATURE THUNDER ON THE ROOF OF HER TENT BUT ON THIS ISLAND THERE WAS NOT EVEN A SQUIRREL OR A MOUSE I THINK TWO TOADS AND A SMALL AND HARMLESS SNAKE WERE THE ONLY LIVING CREATURES THAT HAD BEEN DISCOVERED DURING THE WHOLE OF THE FIRST FORTNIGHT AND THESE TWO TOADS WERE IN ALL PROBABILITY NOT TWO TOADS BUT ONE TOAD THEN SUDDENLY CAME THE TERROR THAT CHANGED THE WHOLE ASPECT OF THE PLACE THE DEVASTATING TERROR
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