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Chapter 3

           Thegruffmurmur,irregularlybrokenbythetakingoutofpipesandtheputtinginofpipeswhichhadkeptonassuringher,thoughshecouldnothearwhatwassaid(asshesatinthewindowwhichopenedontheterrace),thatthemenwerehappilytalking;thissound,whichhadlastednowhalfanhourandhadtakenitsplacesoothinglyinthescaleofsoundspressingontopofher,suchasthetapofballsuponbats,thesharp,suddenbarknowandthen,"How’sthat?How’sthat?"ofthechildrenplayingcricket,hadceased;sothatthemonotonousfallofthewavesonthebeach,whichforthemostpartbeatameasuredandsoothingtattootoherthoughtsandseemedconsolinglytorepeatoverandoveragainasshesatwiththechildrenthewordsofsomeoldcradlesong,murmuredbynature,"IamguardingyouIamyoursupport,"butatothertimessuddenlyandunexpectedly,especiallywhenhermindraiseditselfslightlyfromthetaskactuallyinhand,hadnosuchkindlymeaning,butlikeaghostlyrollofdrumsremorselesslybeatthemeasureoflife,madeonethinkofthedestructionoftheislandanditsengulfmentinthesea,andwarnedherwhosedayhadslippedpastinonequickdoingafteranotherthatitwasallephemeralasarainbowthissoundwhichhadbeenobscuredandconcealedundertheothersoundssuddenlythunderedhollowinherearsandmadeherlookupwithanimpulseofterror.

           Theyhadceasedtotalk;thatwastheexplanation.

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