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He believed the "cold" to be but an excuse and wondered what the real trouble might be. It seemed to him to date from the evening of his chapel experience. He told no one, not even her, of Kyan's confidential disclosure, and, after some speculation as to whether or not there might be a sequel, put the whole ludicrous affair out of his mind.
Payne come, I was in that spare room and you remember I put a spring lock on that door?" It was here at last. The long-dreaded explosion was imminent. Kyan's chin shook. He braced himself for the blow. The minister prepared to come to the rescue. "Yes," went on Lavinia. "I I put a lock on that door so's I I could shut the room up when I wanted to.
Comin' to live at our HOUSE, mind you, with her and with ME! ''Twill be so nice for you, 'Bishy dear, she says, 'to have a man in the house to keep you comp'ny and look out for you when I ain't round. Godfreys mighty!" This portion of Kyan's disclosure was surprising, if the announcement of his sister's engagement was not. "Mr. Pratt is coming to Trumet?" the minister repeated. "What for?
She was going to the pine grove by the shore, going to find out for herself if Kyan's astonishing story was true. For if it was true, if the Rev. John Ellery was meeting clandestinely the adopted daughter of Eben Hammond, it meant what might it not mean, in Trumet?
"Nonsense! She won't do that, you needn't worry." He burst into another laugh, but checked himself, as he saw the look of absolute distress on poor Kyan's face. "Never mind, Mr. Pepper," he said. "We'll think of some plan to smooth matters over. I'll go home with you now and we'll let her out together." "Will you, Mr. Ellery? Will you, honest?
"Nothin', nothin', I tell you," he faltered. "I I just run in to say how d'ye do, that's all." "Really, I think I'd better be going," said Grace, glancing from Kyan's embarrassed face to that of the unsuspecting Mrs. Coffin. "I'm afraid I'm in the way." "No, no!" shouted the occupant of the chair. "No, no, you ain't!" "But I'm afraid I am. And they'll be expecting me at home. Aunt Keziah, I "
Kyan's trembling knees managed to carry him to the little hall leading from the sitting room toward the ell at the side of the house. This hall was almost pitch black. The minister felt his guide's chin whisker brush his ear as the following sentence was literally breathed into it: "Here here 'tis," panted Kyan. "Here's the door. I don't hear nothin', do you? Listen!" They listened.
"I give you my word that 'twas pretty nigh a stark calm, but there was such a steady stream of language pourin' out of the Pepper stateroom that the draught kept the sails filled all the way home," asserted Captain Higgins. That was Kyan's sole venture, so far as sailoring was concerned, but he ran away again when he was twenty-five.
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