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Helena was dozing down in the cove at Tintagel She and Louisa and Olive

lay on the cool sands in the shadow, and steeped therant tranquillity

The journey down had been very tedious After waiting for half an hour

in the ust Friday in Waterloo station, they

had seized an ee, only to be followed by five

north-countrymen, all of ere affected by whisky Olive, Helena,

Louisa, occupied three corners of the carriage The men were distributed

between the

companions promised to be tiresome, but they had a frank honesty of

manner that placed thean to count the an to be jolly: they talked loudly in their uncouth

English; they sang the s of the day; they furtively drank

whisky Through all this they were polite to the girls As much could

hardly be said in return of Olive and Louisa They leaned forward

whispering one to another They sat back in their seats laughing, hiding

their laughter by turning their backs on the men, ere a trifle

disconcerted by this amusement

The train spun on and on Little ho

the quiet of country life, turned slowly round through the darkness The