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Chapter 10

           Andwatchingherfatherashewroteinhisstudy,shethought(nowsittingintheboat)hewasnotvain,noratyrantanddidnotwishtomakeyoupityhim.Indeed,ifhesawshewasthere,readingabook,hewouldaskher,asgentlyasanyonecould,Wastherenothinghecouldgiveher?

           Lestthisshouldbewrong,shelookedathimreadingthelittlebookwiththeshinycovermottledlikeaplover’segg.No;itwasright.Lookathimnow,shewantedtosayaloudtoJames.(ButJameshadhiseyeonthesail.)Heisasarcasticbrute,Jameswouldsay.Hebringsthetalkroundtohimselfandhisbooks,Jameswouldsay.Heisintolerablyegotistical.Worstofall,heisatyrant.Butlook!shesaid,lookingathim.Lookathimnow.Shelookedathimreadingthelittlebookwithhislegscurled;thelittlebookwhoseyellowishpagessheknew,withoutknowingwhatwaswrittenonthem.Itwassmall;itwascloselyprinted;onthefly-leaf,sheknew,hehadwrittenthathehadspentfifteenfrancsondinner;thewinehadbeensomuch;hehadgivensomuchtothewaiter;allwasaddedupneatlyatthebottomofthepage.Butwhatmightbewritteninthebookwhichhadroundeditsedgesoffinhispocket,shedidnotknow.Whathethoughttheynoneofthemknew.Buthewasabsorbedinit,sothatwhenhelookedup,ashedidnowforaninstant,itwasnottoseeanything;itwastopindownsomethoughtmoreexactly.Thatdone,hismindflewbackagainandheplungedintohisreading

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