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           Theretheystood,lookingatthesky,wonderingabouttheweather,andshehadsaid,thinkingpartlytocovertheirshyness,partlytoencouragethemtobeoff(forhersympathieswerewithPaul),

           "Thereisn’tacloudanywherewithinmiles,"atwhichshecouldfeellittleCharlesTansley,whohadfollowedthemout,snigger.Butshediditonpurpose.WhetherNancywasthereornot,shecouldnotbecertain,lookingfromonetotheotherinhermind’seye.

           Shereadon:"Ah,wife,"saidtheman,"whyshouldwebeKing?IdonotwanttobeKing.""Well,"saidthewife,"ifyouwon’tbeKing,Iwill;gototheFlounder,forIwillbeKing."

           "Comeinorgoout,Cam,"shesaid,knowingthatCamwasattractedonlybytheword"Flounder"andthatinamomentshewouldfidgetandfightwithJamesasusual.Camshotoff.Mrs.Ramsaywentonreading,relieved,forsheandJamessharedthesametastesandwerecomfortabletogether.

           "Andwhenhecametothesea,itwasquitedarkgrey,andthewaterheavedupfrombelow,andsmeltputrid.Thenhewentandstoodbyitandsaid,

           ‘Flounder,flounder,inthesea,

           Come,Ipraythee,heretome;

           Formywife,goodIlsabil,

           WillsnotasI’dhaveherwill.’

           ‘Well,whatdoesshewantthen?’saidtheFlounder."Andwhereweretheynow?Mrs.Ramsaywondered,readingandthinking,quiteeasily,bothatthesametime;forthestoryoftheFishermanandhisWifewaslikethebassgentlyaccompanyingatune,whichnowandthenranupunexpectedlyintothemelody.