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Thelattershookhandsheartilywiththeyoungman。
“Iknewyourfatherquitewell，“heannounced。“Queerthing，heusedtohangoutformonthsatatimeatthatlittleshantyonthebeachthere。Hardestworkintheworldtogethimaway。Hecameovertodinewithusonceortwice，butwesawscarcelyanythingofhim。Ihopehissonwillnotprovesoobdurate。“
“Youareverykind，“Hamelmurmured。
“Mr。Hamelcameintothesepartstoclaimhisfather’sproperty，“
Mr。Fentolinsaid。“However，Ihavepersuadedhimtospendadayortwoupherebeforehetransformshimselfintoamisanthrope。
Whatofhisgolf，Esther，eh？“
“Mr。Hamelplaysverywell，indeed，“thegirlreplied。
“Yourniecewastoogoodforme，“Hamelconfessed。
Mr。Fentolinsmiled。
“Thepolitenessofthisyoungergeneration，“heremarked，“keepsthetruthsometimeshiddenfromus。IperceivethatIshallnotbetoldwhowon。LadySaxthorpe，youarefortunateindeedinthemorningyouhavechosenforyourvisit。ThereisnosunintheworldlikeanAprilsun，andnocorneroftheearthwhereitshineswithsucheffectashere。Looksteadilytotheeastwardofthatseconddikeandyouwillseethepinklightuponthesands，whichbaffledeveryoneuntilourfriendHamelcameandcaughtitonhiscanvas。“
“Idoseeit，“LadySaxthorpemurmured。“Whateyesyouhave，Mr。
Fentolin！Whatperceptionforcolour！“
“Dearlady，“Mr。Fentolinsaid，“Iamoneofthosewhobenefitbythelawofcompensations。OnamorninglikethisIcanspendhoursmerelyfeastingmyeyesuponthisprospect，andIcanfind，ifnothappiness，thenextbestthing。Theworldisfullofbeautifulplaces，butthestrangepartofitisthatbeautyhascountlessphases，andeachphasediffersinsomesubtleandunexplainablemannerfromallothers。Lookwithmefixedly，dearLadySaxthorpe。
Look，indeed，withmorethanyoureyes。Lookatthatflushofwildlavender，whereitfadesintothesandsononeside，andstrikestheemeraldgreenofthatwetseamossontheother。Lookattheliquidblueofthattongueofseawhichcreepsalongitsbedthroughtheyellowsands，throughthedarkmeadowland，whichcreepsandoozesandwidenstillinanhour’stimeitwillhavebecomeariver。Lookatmysandislands，virginfromthefootofman，thehomeofsea-gulls，theislandsofaday。Theremaybeotherandmorebeautifulplaces。Thereisnonequitelikethis。“
“Ipityyounolonger，“LadySaxthorpeassertedfervently。“Theeyesoftheartistareafinerpossessionthanthelimbsoftheathlete。“
Thebutlerannouncedluncheon，andtheyalltroopedin。HamelfoundhimselfnexttoLadySaxthorpe。
“DearMr。Fentolinhasbeensokind，“sheconfidedtohimastheytooktheirplaces。“Icameinfearandtremblingtoaskforaverysmallchequeformydearbrother’sdiocese。Mybrotherisacolonialbishop，youknow。CanyouimaginewhatMr。Fentolinhasgivenme？“
Hamelwonderedpolitely。LadySaxthorpecontinuedwithanairoftriumph。
“Athousandpounds！Justfancythat-athousandpounds！Andsomepeoplesayheissodifficult，“shewenton，droppinghervoice。
“Mrs。HungerfordcameallthewayoverfromNorwichtobegfortheinfirmarythere
