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[Mayhugh C. <arm...@la...>]

The exhausted rowers had made scarcely a yard's distance. He had no
inclination for gallant _devoir_, his eyes and thoughts were full of his
late vision in the woods, he wished to reach home and dream; but in a
moment he was again beside them, had taken their painter with a bow and
an easy sentence, but neither with _empressement_ nor heightened color,
and, changing his course, was lending them a portion of the Arrow's
swiftness in flight towards the Bawn. It seemed as if the old place sent
its ghosts out to him this afternoon. Bringing them close upon the flat
landing-rock, and hooking the painter therein, he sheered off, lifting
his hat, and was gone. "Roger! Roger Raleigh!" cried Mrs. McLean, from
the shore, "come back!" Obeying her with an air of puzzled surprise, the
person so unceremoniously addressed was immediately beside her again. "A
cool proceeding, Sir!" said she, extending both her hands. "How long
would you know your Cousin Kate to be here, and refuse to spare her an
hour?" "Upon my honor," said her cousin, bending very low over the
hands, "I but this moment learn her presence in my neighborhood." "Ah,
Sir! and what becomes of my note sealed with sky-blue wax and despatched
to you ten days ago?" "It is true such a note lies on my table at this
moment, and it is still sealed with sky-blue wax." "And still unread?"
"You will not force me to confess such delinquency?" "And still unread?"
"Ten thousand pardons! Shall I go home and read it?" And herewith the
saucy indifference of his face became evident, as he raised it. "No. But
is that the way to serve a lady's communications? Fie, for a gallant! I
must take you in hand. These are your New Hampshire customs?" "'O Kate,
nice customs curtsy to nice kings!'" "So I've heard, when curtsying was
in fashion; but that is out of date, together with a good many other
nice things,--caring for one's friends, for instance. Why don't you ask
how all your uncles and aunts are, Sir?" "How are all my uncles and
aunts, Miss?" "Oh, don't you know? I thought you didn't. There's another
billet, inclosing a bit of paste