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Chapter 15

           Alsotherewerewildflowersandberrybushestobeplundered.Andfromcertainmarshyspots,tobereachedbyventuringoutforascoreoffeetormore,itwaspossibletoreachandtakewhitelilieswiththeirdelicateyellowhearts.TheyweredecidedlytemptingandontwooccasionsalreadythemaraudershadbroughtMrs.Newtonlargearmfulsofbloomsfromthefieldsandshorelinehere.

           OnthethirdSundayafternooninJuly,Clyde,aslonelyandrebelliousasever,waspaddlingaboutinadarkbluecanoealongthesouthbankofthelakeaboutamileandahalffromtheboathouse.Hiscoatandhatwereoff,andinaseekingandhalfresentfulmoodhewasimaginingvainthingsinregardtothetypeoflifehewouldreallyliketolead.Atdifferentpointsonthelakeincanoes,ortheirmoreclumsycompanions,therow-boats,wereboysandgirls,menandwomen.Andoverthewateroccasionallywouldcometheirlaughterorbitsoftheirconversation.Andinthedistancewouldbeothercanoesandotherdreamers,happilyinlove,asClydeinvariablydecided,thatbeingtohimthesharpestcontrasttohisownlornstate.

           Atanyrate,thesightofanyotheryouththusromanticallyengagedwithhisgirlwassufficienttosetdissonantlyjanglingtherepressedandprotestinglibidoofhisnature.

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