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Updated: June 3, 2025
He didn't know of the dispute between the other boats." "There's truth in that," remarked Glynn, as he prepared to go on deck; "but it may be a year or more before we foregather. No, I give up all claim to my first fish from this date." "All hands ahoy!" shouted the mate; "tumble up there! Reef topsails! Look alive!"
What a very pretty bit of coral I see over there, close to the white rock; do you see it? It is bright pink. Oh, I would like so much to have it." "Would you?" cried Glynn, jumping up and throwing off his jacket; "then here goes for it."
So Glynn Proctor and Ailie Dunning were married, and lived long, and happily, and usefully at Whale Brae. And Ailie the second performed her duties well, and made the old man happy happier than he could find words to express for Ailie the second was like her mother in all things, and greater praise than that could not possibly be awarded to her.
While Glynn carried ashore some biscuit, which was the only thing in the boat they could eat without cooking, Ailie broke off some branches from the low bushes that covered the little rocky islet, and spread them out on a flat rock for a couch; this done, she stood on the top of a large stone and gazed round upon the calm surface of the beautiful lake, in the dark depths of which the stars twinkled as if there were another sky down there.
Glynn now kept his canoe well over to the left side of the stream while the savages ran along the right bank, yelling ferociously and occasionally attempting to swim towards him, but without success. He was somewhat relieved, and sent them a shout of defiance, which was returned, of course with interest. Still he felt that his chance of escape was poor.
Glynn, however, recovered quickly, and even tried to warm himself by pulling an oar before they regained the ship, but Ailie remained in a state of partial stupor, and was finally carried on board and down into the cabin, and put between warm blankets by her father and Dr Hopley.
Her soul was the soul of the Clarks, tricked out with good clothes and the manners and habits of the rich. Addie, it seemed, had at last arrived at her paradise in the person of her daughter, but it was a pale and inexpressive Addie, who made no large drafts upon paradise. Adelle departed in the Glynn motor for the Glynn country-place, where she was to stay until the Glynns sailed for Europe.
Then Bumble and Glynn built a little platform of logs, on which they strewed leaves and grass, and over which they spread a curtain or canopy of broad leaves and boughs. This was Ailie's couch.
The trader, who was a tall, sallow man in a blue cotton shirt, sailor's trousers, and a broad-brimmed straw hat, addressed himself to Glynn, whose gentlemanly manner led him to believe he was in command of the party. "Thank you," replied Glynn, "we've got a little damage lost a good boat, too; but we'll soon repair the mast. We have come ashore just now, however, mainly for a stroll."
But when I found myself floating as I used to do long ago, I felt my fear go away a little, and I shut my eyes and prayed, and then it went away altogether; and I felt quite sure you would come to save me, and you did come, Glynn, and I know it was God who sent you. But I became a good deal frightened again when I thought of the sharks, and " "Now, Ailie, stop!" said Glynn.
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