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Sangree and I busied ourselves with patching up the torn tent for our guest and with finding heavy stones to hold the ropes, for Dr. Silence insisted on having it pitched on the highest point of the island ridge, just where it was most rocky and there was no earth for pegs. SANGREE AND I BUSIED OURSELVES WITH PATCHING UP THE TORN TENT FOR OUR GUEST AND WITH FINDING HEAVY STONES TO HOLD THE ROPES FOR DOCTOR SILENCE INSISTED ON HAVING IT PITCHED ON THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE ISLAND RIDGE JUST WHERE IT WAS MOST ROCKY AND THERE WAS NO EARTH FOR PEGS
y; and to the clergyman, moved by his daughter's distress below his usual shallow emotions, he gave the best possible treatment in the best possible way, yet all so easily and simply as to make it appear naturally spontaneous. For he dominated the Bo'sun's Mate, taking the measure of her ignorance with infinite patience; he keyed up Joan, stirring her courage and interest to the highest point for her own safety; and the Reverend Timothy he soothed and comforted, while obtaining his implicit obedience, by taking him into his confidence, and leading him gradually to a comprehension of the issue that was bound to follow. And Sangree—here his wisdom was most wisely calculated—he neglected outwardly because inwardly he was the object of his unceasing and most concentrated attention. Under the guise of apparent indifference his mind kept the Canadian under constant observation. There was a restless feeling in the Camp that evening and none of us lingered round the fire after supper as usual.  YET PLUCKY AND TO THE CLERGYMAN MOVED BY HIS DAUGHTER'S DISTRESS BELOW HIS USUAL SHALLOW EMOTIONS HE GAVE THE BEST POSSIBLE TREATMENT IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY YET ALL SO EASILY AND SIMPLY AS TO MAKE IT APPEAR NATURALLY SPONTANEOUS FOR HE DOMINATED THE BO'SUN'S MATE TAKING THE MEASURE OF HER IGNORANCE WITH INFINITE PATIENCE HE KEYED UP JOAN STIRRING HER COURAGE AND INTEREST TO THE HIGHEST POINT FOR HER OWN SAFETY AND THE REVEREND TIMOTHY HE SOOTHED AND COMFORTED WHILE OBTAINING HIS IMPLICIT OBEDIENCE BY TAKING HIM INTO HIS CONFIDENCE AND LEADING HIM GRADUALLY TO A COMPREHENSION OF THE ISSUE THAT WAS BOUND TO FOLLOW AND SANGREE HERE HIS WISDOM AS WAS MOST WISELY CALCULATED HE NEGLECTED OUTWARDLY BECAUSE INWARDLY HE WAS THE OBJECT OF HIS UNCEASING AND MOST CONCENTRATED ATTENTION UNDER THE GUISE OF OF APPARENT INDIFFERENCE HIS MIND KEPT THE CANADIAN UNDER CONSTANT OBSERVATION THERE WAS A RESTLESS FEELING IN THE CAMP THAT EVENING AND NONE OF US LINGERED ROUND THE FIRE AFTER SUPPER AS USUAL
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