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Updated: June 19, 2025
Her father-in-law was at his secretary in the library, and it was evident that he had heard nothing of his son's return. "Well, Rhoda," he said, swinging about; "what a bright cheek you have like Laurel's." "I feel bright, father," she replied with a nod and smile. "After this none of you will be able to laugh at my predictions.
"We must arrange to get him away from here Laurel's father," he said, as he put his arms about Cora. "Do you think he is strong enough to be moved?" "I'll ask Laurel," replied Cora joyfully. If only now both the hermit and his daughter could leave that awful island. The other girls stepped to the door in answer to Cora's signal. "Oh, I am afraid he is too weak for that now," Laurel whispered.
Cora wondered just how much Ben knew of the mystery of that island. She felt obliged to withhold Laurel's secret, yet she felt, too, that Ben would do everything to help her get the girl and the hermit away from their place of exile. "I'll tell you, Ben," she said finally. "I'll come to you for advice just as soon as I find it is time to act.
Aye, aye, pump away." As he left the room he saw Laurel, William's youngest child, and he imprisoned her in an arm. "You haven't asked what I've got for you in my sea chest," he said. Gerrit was very fond of all four of the rosy-cheeked vigorous girls, and a sense of injury touched him at Laurel's reserved manner. She studied him with a wondering uneasy concern.
He sighed at Laurel's superabundant youth, and moved carefully forward; he was very heavy, and his progress was uncertain. His thoughts were divided between the present and the past Barzil Dunsack, aged and ill and unfortunate, and the happening long ago that had resulted in a separation of years after a close youthful companionship.
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