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Updated: June 6, 2025
Ridgeway and Tennys sat facing each other in the foremost boat, the chief steering. Their turtle shell was in another boat, and Hugh did not forget the good old spar that lay on the beach below. Hour after hour passed, the oarsmen paddling the same stroke, never tiring, never faltering. The passengers at last began to lose interest in the gorgeous scenery along the coast they were skirting.
"They are really there, then? By George, I thought I was dreaming. Tennys, they are actually doing us homage." "Then they are harmless," she cried joyously. "I believe I could go down and cut off their ears without hearing a protest." "But you won't, will you?" "It would be barbarous, totally uncalled for, I'm sure. I can't understand their warlike appearance, though.
Then he threw himself beside her, and they were clasped in each other's arms, crying like children. Afterward they could remember only that they saw a boat lowered from the ship. It came toward them, a white uniformed officer standing in the bow. As the boat drew near Tennys began to regain her equanimity. She withdrew hastily from Hugh's arms and arose.
Early in the day Tennys Huntingford submitted herself to be arrayed for the ceremony by her proud, jealous maidens. She remained alone and obscure in her chamber, awaiting the moment when King Pootoo should come for her. Her gown was of the purest white. It was her own handiwork, the loving labor of months. True, it would have looked odd in St.
The adoring chief gave Tennys a group of ten handmaidens before the day was over, and Hugh had a constant body guard of twenty stalwarts which he prosaically turned into carpenters, stone-masons, errand boys and hunters. "You must not try to civilize them in a day," she smilingly protested when he became particularly enthusiastic. "Well, just see what we have done to-day," he cried.
All this was spoken rapidly and in high-pitched tones. He moved slowly toward the door, not knowing what to say or how to act at parting. "I'll be back all right, Tennys," he said at last. "Would you care very much if if I never came back?" "Oh, Hugh!" was her wail. "How can you ask? What would it mean to me to be left here all alone? If you would have me brave, do not ask such questions.
A great abyss of thought confronted them; they were apparently struggling on the edge, utterly unable to grasp a single inspiration or idea. "She's been waiting a year, Tennys. Do you know what that means?" "Yes, Hugh; I know too well. She has prayed and hoped and loved, and now you are come to her. It means that she will be happy oh, so happy!" murmured his white-lipped companion, cold as ice.
Not that he had been so severely wounded in the battle of June thirtieth, but that his whole system had collapsed temporarily. After the first terrible fear, Tennys gave herself entirely to the task of caring for him. Night and day she watched, worked, and prayed over the tossing sufferer.
After a few words of greeting the young couple walked off together, and left the Brewsters and Tennys and Mrs. Zelotes standing on the outskirts of the crowd watching the fireworks. Granville Joy stood near them. He had looked at Robert and Ellen with a white face, then he turned again towards the fireworks with a gentle, heroic expression.
Lady Tennys was in her room, strangely calm and resigned. She was wondering whether he would ever come back to her, whether she was ever to see him again.
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