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In the lagoon, then, the wind failed us this July evening, as was only natural behind the shelter of the belt of woods, and we took to the oars, all breathless with the beauty of this first sight of our island home, yet all talking in somewhat hushed voices of the best place to land, the depth of water, the safest place to anchor, to put up the tents in, the most sheltered spot for the camp fires, and a dozen things of importance that crop up when a home in the wilderness has actually to be made. IN THE LAGOON THEN THE WIND FAILED US THIS JULY EVENING AS WAS ONLY NATURAL BEHIND THE SHELTER OF THE BELT OF WOODS AND WE TOOK TO THE OARS ALL BREATHLESS WITH THE BEAUTY OF THIS FIRST SIGHT OF OUR ISLAND HOME YET ALL TALKING IN SOMEWHAT HUSHED VOICES OF THE BEST PLACE TO LAND THE DEPTH OF WATER THE SAFEST PLACE TO ANCHOR TO PUT UP THE TENTS IN THE MOST SHELTERED SPOT FOR THE CAMP FIRES AND A DOZEN THINGS OF IMPORTANCE THAT CROP UP WHEN A HOME IN THE WILDERNESS HAS ACTUALLY TO BE MADE
st of winter work. All the members of our party, however, were known to him more or less well, and on this third day as we sailed through the narrow opening into the lagoon and saw the circular ridge of trees in a gold and crimson sunset before us, his last words to me when we parted in London for some unaccountable reason came back very sharply to my memory, and recalled the curious impression of prophecy with which I had first heard them: "Enjoy your holiday and store up all the force you can," he had said as the train slipped out of Victoria; "and we will meet in Berlin on the 15th—unless you should send for me sooner." And now suddenly the words returned to me so clearly that it seemed I almost heard his voice in my ear: "Unless you should send for me sooner"; and returned, moreover, with a significance I was wholly at a loss to understand that touched somewhere in the depths of my mind a vague sense of apprehension that they had all along been intended in the nature of a prophecy. OR OUR HARVEST OF WINTER WORK ALL THE MEMBERS OF OUR PARTY HOWEVER WERE KNOWN TO HIM MORE OR LESS WELL AND ON THIS THIRD DAY WHILST WE SAILED THROUGH THE NARROW OPENING INTO THE LAGOON AND SAW THE CIRCULAR RIDGE OF TREES IN A GOLD AND CRIMSON SUNSET BEFORE US HIS LAST WORDS TO ME WHEN WE PARTED IN LONDON FOR SOME UNACCOUNTABLE REASON CAME BACK VERY SHARPLY TO MY MEMORY AND RECALLED THE CURIOUS IMPRESSION OF PROPHECY WITH WHICH I HAD FIRST HEARD THEM ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY AND STORE UP ALL THE FORCE YOU CAN HE HAD SAID AS THE TRAIN SLIPPED OUT OF VICTORIA AND WE WILL MEET IN BERLIN ON THE FIFTEENTH UNLESS YOU SHOULD SEND FOR ME SOONER AND NOW SUDDENLY THE WORDS RETURNED TO ME SO CLEARLY THAT IT SEEMED I ALMOST HEARD HIS VOICE IN MY EAR UNLESS YOU SHOULD SEND FOR ME SOONER AND RETURNED MOREOVER WITH A SIGNIFICANCE I WAS WHOLLY AT A LOSS TO UNDERSTAND THAT TOUCHED SOMEWHERE IN THE DEPTHS OF MY MIND A VAGUE SENSE OF APPREHENSION THAT THEY HAD ALL ALONG BEEN INTENDED IN THE NATURE OF A PROPHECY
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