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Updated: June 16, 2025
Erica had to tell him not to wear himself out too quickly, as there was no saying how long they should be on the water. How long they had been on the water, how far they had deviated from their right course, they could not at all tell, when, at last, more by accident than skill, they touched the shore near home, and heard friendly voices, and saw the light of torches through the thick air.
There had been a long silence between the father and daughter who understood each other far too well to need many words at such a time; but at length a sudden ejaculation from Raeburn made Erica turn her eye from Fiesole to the shady walk in the garden down which he was looking. "Does any Italian walk at such a pace?" he exclaimed.
Brian filled her glass and watched her brush as she washed in the sky. "Is that too blue, do you think?" she asked, glancing up at him with one of her bright looks. "Nothing could be too deep for such a sky as this," he replied, half absently. Then, with a sudden change of tone, "Erica, do you remember the first day you spoke to me?"
One lady had seen her night gown thrown out of the window, and had managed adroitly to catch it; some one else on rushing up to find his purse had been deluged by the fire engine, and Raeburn's story of the little German boy excited great interest. The visitors were inclined to make a hero of him. Once, when he had left the room, Erica heard a discussion about him with no little amusement.
But she answered bravely, and with a sort of ring in her voice, which made Tom look up from his newspaper. "They will know that Luke Raeburn's daughter must be true to her convictions at whatever cost." "Will you go on writing in the 'Idol'?" asked Tom, for the first time making an observation to her which was not altogether necessary. "No," said Erica "how can I?"
"There is just enough truth in it to make it worse than a direct lie," said Erica, hotly. "They have quoted his own words, but in a sense in which he never meant them, or they have quite disregarded the context. If you will give me those books on the table, I'll just show you how they have misrepresented him by hacking out single sentences, and twisting and distorting all he says in public."
The birds of the islands, and the leaping fish, might perhaps wonder as the train of bowery boats floated down, for every boat was dressed with green boughs and garlands of flowers; but the matter was understood and rejoiced in by all others. To conclude, the bishop was punctual, and kindly in his welcome of Erica to the altar.
Others withdrew to a smaller room, where card-tables were set out; while the younger men selected their partners, and handed them forth for the gallopade. The dance was led by the blushing Erica, whose master was her partner.
There is no being in the universe that would send death to punish light gay words, spoken from a joyful heart. If there were, I and many others should have been in our graves long since. Why, Erica! this is even a worse reason than Hund's word. Now, just tell me, Erica, would you believe anything else that Hund said?"
The traveller saw her at the same moment that she perceived him; but Erica did not discover this, and sank down again into the grass, hoping so to remain undisturbed. She could not thus observe what his proceedings were; but her ear soon informed her that he was close by. His feet were rustling in the grass.
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