She would avoid him no more. Only
she did not wish to meet him there on the beach before all those
idlers. Louise feared that if she did so, she would betray her
happiness. She thrilled with it--she was obsessed with the thought
that there was nothing, after all, to separate Lawford and herself!
Yet the day passed without his coming to the store on the Shell Road.
Louise still felt some disturbance of mind regarding Cap'n Amazon. She
kept away from him as much as possible, for she feared that she might
be tempted to blurt out just what she thought of his ridiculous stories.
She did not like to hear Betty Gallup utter her diatribes against the
master mariner; although in secret she was inclined to accept as true
many of the "able seaman's" strictures upon Cap'n Amazon's character.
It was really hard when she was in his presence to think of him as an
audacious prevaricator--and perhaps worse. He was so kindly in his
manner and speech to her. His brisk consideration for her comfort at
all times--his wistful glances for Jerry, the ancient canary, and the
tenderness he showed the bird--even his desire to placate Diddimus, the
tortoise-shell cat--all these things withstood the growing ill-opinion
being fostered in Louise Grayling's mind.
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