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Chapter 38

           IdonotknowwhythispassingthoughtshouldhavesuddenlyoverwhelmedmewithdeepdepressionbutwhenIlookedup,tometheskyhadgrowndark,andthefaceofoneofthesailorswhowasnearmepolishingthebrasshand-rail,seemedsingularlythreateningandsinister.Imovedtogototheothersideofthedeck,whenahandwasgentlylaidonmyshoulderfrombehind,andturning,ImetthesadandsplendideyesofLucio.

           "AreyougrowingwearyofthevoyageGeoffrey?"heasked—"Wearyofthosetwosuggestionsofeternitytheinterminablesky,theinterminablesea?Iamafraidyouare!maneasilygetsfatiguedwithhisownlittlenessandpowerlessnesswhenheissetafloatonaplankbetweenairandocean.Yetwearetravellingasswiftlyaselectricitywillbearusand,asworkedinthisvessel,itiscarryingusatafargreaterspeedthanyouperhapsrealizeorimagine."

           Imadenoimmediateanswer,buttakinghisarmstrolledslowlyupanddown.Ifelthewaslookingatme,butIavoidedmeetinghisgaze.

           "Youhavebeenthinkingofyourwife?"hequeriedsoftlyand,asIthought,sympathetically—"Ihaveshunnedforreasonsyouknowofallallusiontothetragicendofsobeautifulacreature.Beautyis,alas!sooftensubjecttohysteria!Yetifyouhadanyfaith,youwouldbelievesheisanangelnow!"

           Istoppedshortatthis,andlookedstraightathim.Therewasafinesmileonhisdelicatemouth.

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