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Updated: June 23, 2025
Well, they sailed away down through this stretch of pallid green water, that was here and there ruffled with wind, and here and there smooth enough to reflect the silver-gray sky; and they called at successive little villages; and they began to be anxious about a certain banking up of purple clouds in the south-west. They forgot about the eternal summer, and got out their waterproofs.
The land-worn clergymen accepted the invitation, and were now on their way to the scene of their health-giving work, armed with waterproofs, sou'westers, and sea-boots. "It will do you good, sir, both body and soul," said Skipper Martin to the elder of the two, when presented to him.
"You ought to have brought a waterproof, Mr Denning," I said. "Who could think of waterproofs at a time like this?" he said, with his lips to my ear. Then with a start, as he turned his head and looked forward "What's that?" I had heard a cry as he spoke. "I don't know," I said. "Why, it must be some one wounded crying for help."
A man and maid servant, loaded down with handbags, umbrellas, waterproofs, and shawls, got out of another car. "Fabian, put Mrs. Rockharrt into the carriage. I shall step into the waiting room to speak to the ticket agent," said old Aaron Rockharrt, as he strode off to the building. Fabian Rockharrt gave his arm to the lady, who during all this time had remained closely veiled.
The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs. The guard lighted the lamps in the carriage, and Mrs. Medlock cheered up very much over her tea and chicken and beef.
While she was speaking the shop door opened to admit Alexina and Charlotte, rosy and wet from a walk in the rain. "I want a spool of twist," Charlotte announced merrily. "Won't a cup of tea do? We are serving that at present," Norah asked. "How pleasant!" Alex exclaimed as they slipped off their wet waterproofs. "Are you always cheerful over here?" Charlotte sought Miss Carpenter's side.
The people there are hospitable, and more than once on subsequent occasions have they extended to us kindly welcome. But on this, our first appearance, they had scanty room at their disposal. Seeing us arrive so late, and march into their dining-room, laden with sealskins, waterproofs, and ulsters, one of the party hugging a complete Euripides in Didot's huge edition, they were confounded.
The train had stopped outside of a little station, and the blue sky, with its light wispy clouds, became a topic of conversation. Old John did not like the look of those clouds, and the women glanced at the waterproofs which they carried on their arms.
White arrived, it was soon made evident that going back to Dare that night was out of the question; for somehow the old gentleman, despite his waterproofs, had managed to get soaked through; and he was determined to go to bed at once, so as to have his clothes dried.
Jasmine, when she entered the omnibus, looked so small, so timid, and unimportant, that no one thought it worth while even to move for her, and at last she was thankful to get a little pin-point of room between two very buxom ladies, who both almost in the same breath desired her not to crowd them, and both also fiercely requested her to keep her wet dress from touching their waterproofs.
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