active service-第40章

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〃　Her　eyes　were　shining。　〃And　you　really　came　to　Greece…on　purpose　to…to…〃

〃　Confess　you　knew　it　all　the　time！　Confess！〃　The　answer　was　muffled。　〃　Well；　sometimes　I　thought　you　did；　and　at　other　times　I　thought　you…　didn't。〃

In　a　secluded　cove；　in　which　the　sea…maids　once　had　played；　no　doubt；　Marjory　and　Coleman　sat　in　silence。　He　was　below　her；　and　if　he　looked　at　her　he　had　to　turn　his　glance　obliquely　upward。　She　was　staring　at　the　sea　with　woman's　mystic　gaze；　a　gaze　which　men　at　once　reverence　and　fear　since　it　seems　to　look　into　the　deep；　simple　heart　of　nature；　and　men　begin　to　feel　that　their　petty　wisdoms　are　futile　to　control　these　strange　spirits；　as　wayward　as　nature　and　as　pure　as　nature；　wild　as　the　play　of　waves；　sometimes　as　unalterable　as　the　mountain　amid　the　winds；　and　to　measure　them；　man　must　perforce　use　a　mathematical　formula。

He　wished　that　she　would　lay　her　hand　upon　his　hair。　He　would　be　happy　then。　If　she　would　only；　of　her　own　will；　touch　his　hair　lightly　with　her　fingers…if　she　would　do　it　with　an　unconscious　air　it　would　be　even　better。　It　would　show　him　that　she　was　thinking　of　him；　even　when　she　did　not　know　she　was　thinking　of　him。

Perhaps　he　dared　lay　his　head　softly　against　her　knee。　　　Did　he　dare？

As　his　head　touched　her　knee；　she　did　not　move。　She　seemed　to　be　still　gazing　at　the　sea。　Presently　idly　caressing　fingers　played　in　his　hair　near　the　forehead。　He　looked　up　suddenly　lifting　his　arms。　He　breathed　out　a　cry　which　was　laden　with　a　kind　of　diffident　ferocity。　〃　I　haven't　kissed　you　yet…〃







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