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This paper, however, happened to be the latest available issue of a Melbourne daily, and contained a copious account of the regatta, followed by the coarsely-executed portrait of a young man, with the neck and shoulders and, by one of Nature's sad, yet just, compensations, also the face and head of the average athlete.
"I was a-walkin' with my missus alongside the Serpentine in London, that is. There was swans sailin' on it, an' we was 'eavin' bits of bread to 'em. 'Fred, she says, 'you'll 'ave it beautiful for your regatta. You'll win, she says, 'the Stokers' Cutters, the Vet'rans' Skiff's, the Orficers' Gigs, an' the All-comers."
In those two intervening days between his adventure in the elm tree and the big pow-wow on Saturday night, he found a staunch friend in little Skinny, who followed him about like a dog. They stuck together on the bus ride down to the regatta on the Hudson and were close companions all through the day.
Is it a storm, or a regatta, or fishing boats? What is that odd light? What is written under? "The waves of this troublesome world." Why, that is in the Bible, is not it? 'Thirteen boats, Cherry, said Wilmet; 'is that a device of your own? 'What, not copied? Oh dear! I wish I was so clever! 'It is the sea of this life, isn't it? said Angela, coming up.
He was now dressed in blue, with a yachts-man's black cap, as though prepared to take part in a regatta. He had undoubtedly adopted this attire in order to make the farewell more solemn. In the gardens of the Villa Nazionale Kaledine stopped, giving an order to Freya. He could not permit her to go any further. She would attract attention in the little harbor dell' Ovo frequented only by fishermen.
"I suppose you can't understand that?" I added. He took the big green bundle from his head and set it down, pulled off his old hat to flap the dust out of it, then sucked at his short clay. "Well," he said at length, "some fancies one thing and some another, but we most of us like a regatta." During the talk that followed I asked him if he knew the wryneck, and if it ever nested in his orchard.
It was also the week of Troy's annual regatta, and a whole fleet of yachts lay anchored in the little harbour, getting ready their riding lights. Two or three belated ones like large white moths in the grey offing had yet to make the rendezvous, and were creeping towards it with all canvas piled: for the wind light and variable all day had now at sunset dropped almost to a flat calm.
But Nina had nothing to say. "There's one thing I can do for her," he continued. "You know how fond actors and actresses are of titled folks. Well, Miss Burgoyne is going down to Henley Regatta with a lot of other professionals, and I am going too, with another party Lady Adela Cunyngham has got a house-boat there.
The masts of native boats lying along the river bank were etched in black lines crowding one over another, on the lightly washed-in background of blue. Near by, the great Kasr-el-Nil bridge gleamed with colour and life like a rainbow "come alive"; and the Enchantress Isis looked as gay and inviting as a houseboat en fete for Henley regatta.
On this march, which reminded Scott of a regatta or a somewhat disorganized fleet with ships of very unequal speed, a good knowledge was obtained of the various paces of the ponies, and the plan of advance was, after some trouble, arranged. The start was to be made from Hut Point in three parties the very slow ponies, the medium paced, and the fliers.