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"The worst--what do you mean?" She now advanced three steps upward, so

that her shoulders were above the cabin door Almost mechanically she

took e with ice, my dear

Mrs Daniver And I only wanted you to come out on deck with--Miss

Emory--and see how blue the sea is"

She advanced another step, being fond of an iced orange at

eleven-thirty But now she paused "My niece is resting," said she,

feeling her way

"No, I am not," I heard a voice say Inadvertently I turned and allanced down the cabin stair Helena, in a looseon the couch She now cast aside the covering of

eider-down, and shaking herself once, sprang up the stairs, so that

her dark hair appeared under Auntie Lucinda's own Slowly that

obstacle yielded, and both finally stood on the after deck The soft

wind caught the dark tendrils of Helena's hair With one hand she

pushed at theht her loose robe about her softly

outlined figure

"Helena!" ree," re the i about for John

"And shall have it But," said I, finding a soft rug at the cabin-top,

"I think perhaps you may find the air cool Allow me" I handed them

chairs, and with a hand that tre over

Helena's shoulders She drew it close about her with one hand, and her

dark hair flowing about her cheeks, found her orange with the other