Little by little the pool cleared, the whims vanished: so that both Ruth and the
doctor, by the middle of the third week, began to accept Spurlock's actions as
normal, whereas there was still a mote or two which declined to settle, still a
kink in the gray matter that refused to straighten out. The boat was set free, and the men
resumed their seats. ”
“I know. But—he was
cleverer than any of you. Everywhere there are limitations. The unknown, previously so attractive, now presented another
face—blank. It is the old story of a Westerner meddling with
an Eastern custom. Smith. Wood,
and however he might dissent from the latter proposition, he did not deem it
expedient to make any reply; and the orator proceeded with his harangue amid
the general applause of the assemblage. Thankfully, he seemed pleased the
moment he saw her face, which her mother had made her
wash for weeks with the pulp of apples, orange water, and
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extract of borage among other things.
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