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I reached Victoria some time before B. I secured two corner seats in a smoking carriage, and then paced up and down the platform waiting for him. I REACHED VICTORIA SOME TIME BEFORE B I SECURED TWO CORNER SEATS IN A SMOKING CARRIAGE AND THEN PACED UP AND DOWN THE PLATFORM WAITING FOR HIM
y cruisers as goes a-rollin' and a-pitchin' and a-heavin' all over the place, with their stern up'ards half the time. You lay in ballast." It seemed very reasonable advice. Aunt Emma came in the afternoon. She said she was so glad she had caught me. Something told her to change her mind and come on Friday instead of Saturday. It was Providence, she said. I wish Providence would mind its own business, and not interfere in my affairs: it does not understand them. She says she shall stop till I come back, as she wants to see me again before she goes. I told her I might not be back for a month. She said it didn't matter; she had plenty of time, and would wait for me. The family entreat me to hurry home. I ate a very fair dinner--"laid in a good stock of ballast," as my seafaring friend would have said; wished "Good-bye!" to everybody, and kissed Aunt Emma; promised to take care of myself--a promise which, please Heaven, I will faithfully keep, cost me what it may--hailed a cab and started. ADIES THE SHIP IT'S THEM HALF EMPTY CRUISERS AS GOES A ROLLING AND A PITCHING AND A HEAVING ALL OVER THE PLACE WHERE THEY'S STERN UPWARDS HALF THE TIME YOU LAY IN BALLAST IT SEEMED VERY REASONABLE ADVICE AUNT EMMA CAME IN THE AFTERNOON SHE SAID SHE WAS SO GLAD SHE HAD CAUGHT ME SOMETHING TOLD HER TO CHANGE HER MIND AND COME ON FRIDAY INSTEAD OF SATURDAY IT WAS PROVIDENCE SHE SAID I WISH PROVIDENCE WOULD MIND ITS OWN BUSINESS AND NOT INTERFERE IN MY AFFAIRS IT DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THEM SHE SAYS SHE SHALL STOP TILL I COME BACK AS SHE WANTS TO SEE ME AGAIN BEFORE SHE GOES I TOLD HER I MIGHT NOT BE BACK FOR A MONTH SHE SAID IT DIDN'T MATTER SHE HAD PLENTY OF TIME AND WOULD WAIT FOR ME THE FAMILY ENTREAT ME TO HURRY HOME I EAT A VERY FAIR DINNER LAID IN A GOOD STOCK OF BALLAST AS MY SEAFARING FRIEND WOULD HAVE SAID WISHED GOOD BYE TO EVERYBODY AND KISSED AUNT EMMA PROMISED TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF A PROMISE WHICH PLEASE HEAVEN I WILL FAITHFULLY KEEP COST ME WHAT IT MAY HAILED A CAB AND STARTED
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