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As the boat left the harbour and turned seaward a breeze stirred about the oily undulations, then into ripples tipped with spray The fog of sultriness still hung over the city, but ahead lay a fresh world of ruffled waters, and distant proht-houses in the sun Madaainst the boat-rail, drank in the coolness between parted lips She had wound a long veil about her hat, but it left her face uncovered, and Archer was struck by the tranquil gaiety of her expression She seemed to take their adventure as a matter of course, and to be neither in fear of unexpected encounters, nor (orse) unduly elated by their possibility

In the bare dining-room of the inn, which he had hoped they would have to the men and women--school-teachers on a holiday, the landlord told the to talk through their noise

"This is hopeless--I'll ask for a private roo any objection, waited while he went in search of it The roo in at the s It was bare and cool, with a table covered with a coarse checkered cloth and adorned by a bottle of pickles and a blueberry pie under a cage Nocabinet particulier ever offered its shelter to a clandestine couple: Archer fancied he saw the sense of its reassurance in the faintly amused smile hich Madame Olenska sat down opposite to him A woman who had run away from her husband--and reputedly with another s for granted; but soe fro so quiet, so unsurprised and so sied to brush away the conventions andfor two old friends who had so much to say to each other