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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. 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
verybody else up too, and we all had breakfast at seven. I made a very good lunch. One of those seafaring men said to me once: "Now, if ever you are going a short passage, and are at all nervous, you lay in a good load. It's a good load in the hold what steadies the ship. It's them half-empty 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 MEAN IT IS A CHANGE I GOT EVERYBODY ELSE UP TOO AND WE ALL HAD BREAKFAST AT SEVEN I MADE A VERY GOOD LUNCH ONE OF THOSE SEAFARING MEN SAID TO ME ONCE NOW IF EVER YOU'RE GOING A SHORT PASSAGE AND ARE AT ALL NERVOUS YOU LAY IN A GOOD LOAD IT'S A GOOD LOAD IN THE HOLD WHAT STEADIES 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
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