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My voice travelled across the still waters and woke echoes in the distant islands that came back to us like people calling out of space. It was only thirty or forty yards over the ridge and down the other side to the lagoon where the boats lay, but it was a good mile to coast round the shore in the dark to where we stood and waited. MY VOICE TRAVELLED ACROSS THE STILL WATERS AND WOKE ECHOES IN THE DISTANT ISLANDS THAT CAME BACK TO US LIKE PEOPLE CALLING OUT OF SPACE IT WAS ONLY THIRTY OR FORTY YARDS OVER THE RIDGE AND DOWN THE OTHER SIDE TO THE LAGOON WHERE THE BOATS LAY BUT IT WAS A GOOD MILE TO COAST ROUND THE SHORE IN THE DARK TO WHERE WE STOOD AND WAITED
ss of the human presences beside me, and I have little doubt Joan did too. Only Sangree felt otherwise, I suppose, for presently we heard him sighing; and I can well imagine that he absorbed the whole wonder and passion of the scene into his aching heart, to swell the pain there that was more searching even than the pain at the sight of such matchless and incomprehensible beauty. The splash of a fish jumping broke the spell. "I wish we had the canoe now," remarked Joan; "we could paddle out to the other islands." "Of course," I said; "wait here and I'll go across for it," and was turning to feel my way back through the darkness when she stopped me in a voice that meant what it said. "No; Mr. Sangree will get it. We will wait here and cooee to guide him." The Canadian was off in a moment, for she had only to hint of her wishes and he obeyed. "Keep out from shore in case of rocks," I cried out as he went, "and turn to the right out of the lagoon. That's the shortest way round by the map.  CONFESS I SPEEDILY LOST CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE HUMAN PRESENCES BESIDE ME AND I HAVE LITTLE DOUBT JOAN DID TOO ONLY SANGREE FELT OTHERWISE I SUPPOSE FOR PRESENTLY WE HEARD HIM SIGHING AND I CAN WELL IMAGINE THAT HE ABSORBED THE WHOLE WONDER AND PASSION OF THE SCENE INTO HIS ACHING HEART TO SWELL THE PAIN THERE THAT WAS MORE SEARCHING EVEN THAN THE PAIN AT THE SIGHT OF SUCH MATCHLESS AND INCOMPREHENSIBLE BEAUTY THE SPLASH OF A FISH JUMPING BROKE THE SPELL I WISH WE HAD THE CANOE NOW REMARKED JONE WE COULD PADDLE OUT TO THE OTHER ISLANDS OF COURSE I SAID WAIT HERE AND I'LL GO ACROSS FOR IT AND WAS TURNING TO FEEL MY WAY BACK THROUGH THE DARKNESS WHEN SHE STOPPED ME IN A VOICE THAT MEANT WHAT IT SAID NO MISTER SANGREE WILL GET IT WE WILL WAIT HERE AND COOEY TO GUIDE HIM THE CANADIAN WAS OFF IN A MOMENT FOR SHE HAD ONLY TO HINT OF HER WISHES AND HE OBEYED KEEP OUT FROM THE SHORE IN CASE OF ROCKS I CRIED OUT AS HE WENT AND TURN TO THE RIGHT OUT OF THE LAGOON IT'S THE SHORTEST WAY ROUND BY MAP
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