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Chapter 14

           Sheseemedtobeafraidofnothingexceptbulls.Atthemeresightofabullinafieldshewouldthrowupherarmsandflyscreaming,whichwastheverythingtoenrageabullofcourse.Butshedidnotmindowninguptoitintheleast;onemustadmitthat.Sheknewshewasanawfulcowardaboutbulls,shesaid.Shethoughtshemusthavebeentossedinherperambulatorwhenshewasababy.Shedidn’tseemtomindwhatshesaidordid.Suddenlynowshepitcheddownontheedgeofthecliffandbegantosingsomesongabout

           Damnyoureyes,damnyoureyes.

           Theyallhadtojoininandsingthechorus,andshoutouttogether:

           Damnyoureyes,damnyoureyes,

           butitwouldbefataltoletthetidecomeinandcoverupallthegoodhunting-groundsbeforetheygotontothebeach.

           "Fatal,"Paulagreed,springingup,andastheywentslitheringdown,hekeptquotingtheguide-bookabout"theseislandsbeingjustlycelebratedfortheirpark-likeprospectsandtheextentandvarietyoftheirmarinecuriosities."Butitwouldnotdoaltogether,thisshoutinganddamningyoureyes,Andrewfelt,pickinghiswaydownthecliff,thisclappinghimontheback,andcallinghim"oldfellow"andallthat;itwouldnotaltogetherdo.Itwastheworstoftakingwomenonwalks.Onceonthebeachtheyseparated,hegoingoutontothePope’sNose,takinghisshoesoff,androllinghissocksinthemandlettingthatcouplelookafterthemselves;Nancywadedouttoherownrocksandsearchedherownpoolsandletthatcouplelookafterthemselves.

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