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It was a good deal to ask, and I suppose my hesitation was plain; for she went on before I could reply, and her beseeching expression and intensity of manner impressed me very forcibly. IT WAS A GOOD DEAL TO ASK AND I SUPPOSE MY HESITATION WAS PLAIN FOR SHE WENT ON BEFORE I COULD REPLY AND HER BESEECHING EXPRESSION AND INTENSITY OF MANNER IMPRESSED ME VERY FORCIBLY
Eh?" And by lunch-time the cloud had passed away as suddenly, and as suspiciously, as it had come. But in the canoe, on our way home, having till then purposely ignored the subject uppermost in our minds, she suddenly spoke to me in a way that again touched the note of sinister alarm—the note that kept on sounding and sounding until finally John Silence came with his great vibrating presence and relieved it; yes, and even after he came, too, for a while. "I'm ashamed to ask it," she said abruptly, as she steered me home, her sleeves rolled up, her hair blowing in the wind, "and ashamed of my silly tears too, because I really can't make out what caused them; but, Mr. Hubbard, I want you to promise me not to go off for your long expeditions—just yet. I beg it of you." She was so in earnest that she forgot the canoe, and the wind caught it sideways and made us roll dangerously. "I have tried hard not to ask this," she added, bringing the canoe round again, "but I simply can't help myself. OTHER ISLANDS IN YOUR CANOE PERHAPS EH AND BY LUNCH TIME THE CLOUD HAD PASSED AWAY AS SUDDENLY AND AS SUSPICIOUSLY AS IT HAD COME BUT IN THE CANOE ON OUR WAY HOME HAVING TILL THEN PURPOSELY IGNORED THE SUBJECT UPPERMOST IN OUR MINDS SHE SUDDENLY SPOKE TO ME IN A WAY THAT AGAIN TOUCHED THE NOTE OF SINISTER ALARM THE NOTE THAT KEPT ON SOUNDING AND SOUNDING UNTIL FINALLY JOHN SILENCE CAME WITH HIS GREAT VIBRATING PRESENCE AND RELIEVED IT YES AND EVEN AFTER HE CAME TOO FOR A WHILE I'M ASHAMED TO ASK IT SHE SAID ABRUPTLY AS SHE STEERED ME HOME HER SLEEVES ROLLED UP HER HAIR BLOWING IN THE WIND BUT ASHAMED OF MY SILLY TEARS TOO BECAUSE I REALLY CAN'T MAKE OUT WHAT CAUSED THEM BUT MISTER HUBBARD I WANT YOU TO PROMISE ME NOT TO GO OFF FOR YOUR LONG EXPEDITIONS JUST YET I BEG IT OF YOU SHE WAS SO IN EARNEST THAT SHE FORGOT THE CANOE AND THE WIND CAUGHT IT SIDEWAYS AND MADE US ROLL DANGEROUSLY I'VE TRIED HARD NOT TO ASK THIS SHE ADDED BRINGING THE CANOE ROUND AGAIN BUT I SIMPLY CAN'T HELP MYSELF
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