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I did not hear much of their talk, for the wind grew occasionally to the force of a hurricane and the sails and tiller absorbed my attention; but I could see that Sangree was pleased and happy, and was pouring out intimate revelations to his companion in the way that most people did—when John Silence wished them to do so. I DID NOT HEAR MUCH OF THEIR TALK FOR THE WIND GREW OCCASIONALLY TO THE FORCE OF A HURRICANE AND THE SAILS AND TILLER ABSORBED MY ATTENTION BUT I COULD SEE THAT SANGREE WAS PLEASED AND HAPPY AND WAS POURING OUT INTIMATE REVELATIONS TO HIS COMPANION IN THE WAY THAT MOST PEOPLE DID WHEN JOHN SILENCE WISHED THEM TO DO SO
 a great plunge as she came sharply into the wind and flung us all together in a heap on the bottom. Sangree said nothing, but while he scrambled up and made the jib sheet fast my companion found a moment to add to his unfinished sentence the words, too low for any ear but mine— "Entirely unknown to himself, however." We righted the boat and laughed, and then Sangree produced the map and explained exactly where we were. Far away on the horizon, across an open stretch of water, lay a blue cluster of islands with our crescent-shaped home among them and the safe anchorage of the lagoon. An hour with this wind would get us there comfortably, and while Dr. Silence and Sangree fell into conversation, I sat and pondered over the strange suggestions that had just been put into my mind concerning the "Double," and the possible form it might assume when dissociated temporarily from the physical body. The whole way home these two chatted, and John Silence was as gentle and sympathetic as a woman. P AND THE CUTTER GAVE A GREAT PLUNGE AS SHE CAME SHARPLY INTO THE WIND AND FLUNG US ALL TOGETHER IN A HEAP ON THE BOTTOM SANGREE SAID NOTHING BUT WHILE HE SCRAMBLED UP AND MADE THE JIB SHEET FAST MY COMPANION FOUND A MOMENT TO ADD TO HISFINISHED SENTENCE THE WORDS TOO LOW FOR ANY EAR BUT MINE ENTIRELY UNKNOWN TO HIMSELF HOWEVER WE RIGHTED THE BOAT AND LAUGHED AND THEN SANGREE PRODUCED THE MAP AND EXPLAINED EXACTLY WHERE WE WERE FAR AWAY ON THE HORIZON ACROSS AN OPEN STRETCH OF WATER LAY A BLUE CLUSTER OF ISLANDS WITH OUR CRESCENT SHAPED HOME AMONG THEM AND THE SAFE ANCHORAGE OF THE LAGOON AN HOUR WITH THIS WIND WOULD GET US THERE COMFORTABLY AND WHILE DOCTOR SILENCE AND SANGREE FELL INTO CONVERSATION I SAT AND PONDERED OVER THE STRANGE SUGGESTIONS THAT HAD JUST BEEN PUT INTO MY MIND CONCERNING THE DOUBLE AND THE POSSIBLE FORM IT MIGHT ASSUME WHEN DISSOCIATED TEMPORARILY FROM THE PHYSICAL BODY THE WHOLE WAY HOME THESE TWO CHATTED AND JOHN SILENCE WAS AS GENTLE AND SYMPATHETIC AS A WOMAN
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