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Chapter 37

           Themoonwasalmostdownnowbutbeforeitwentdowntheskycloudedoveragainanditwasverydark.Istayedwelloutinthelake,rowingawhile,thenrestingandholdingtheoarssothatthewindstrucktheblades.

           "Letmerowawhile,"Catherinesaid.

           "Idon’tthinkyououghtto."

           "Nonsense.Itwouldbegoodforme.Itwouldkeepmefrombeingtoostiff."

           "Idon’tthinkyoushould,Cat."

           "Nonsense.Rowinginmoderationisverygoodforthepregnantlady."

           "Allright,yourowalittlemoderately.I’llgoback,thenyoucomeup.Holdontobothgunwaleswhenyoucomeup."

           IsatinthesternwithmycoatonandthecollarturnedupandwatchedCatherinerow.Sherowedverywellbuttheoarsweretoolongandbotheredher.Iopenedthebagandateacoupleofsandwichesandtookadrinkofthebrandy.ItmadeeverythingmuchbetterandItookanotherdrink.

           "Tellmewhenyou’retired,"Isaid.Thenalittlelater,"Watchouttheoardoesn’tpopyouinthetummy."

           "Ifitdid"Catherinesaidbetweenstrokes"lifemightbemuchsimpler."

           Itookanotherdrinkofthebrandy.

           "Howareyougoing?"

           "Allright."

           "Tellmewhenyouwanttostop."

           "Allright."

           Itookanotherdrinkofthebrandy,thentookholdofthetwogunwalesoftheboatandmovedforward.

           "No.I’mgoingbeautifully."

           "Goonbacktothestern.I’vehadagrandrest."

           Forawhile,withthebrandy,Irowedeasilyandsteadily.

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