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Isawonemiddle-agedcoupleonGoatIsland，whileyouweredownattheCaveoftheWinds，orsomewhere，withthechildren。Theyweresittingonsomesteps，heastepbelowher，andheseemedtowanttoputhisheadonherknee；butIgazedathimsternly，andhedidn’tdare。Weshouldlooklikethem，ifweyieldedtoanyoutburstofaffection。Don’tyouthinkweshouldlooklikethem？“
“Idon’tknow，“saidBasil。“Youarecertainlyalittlewrinkled，mydear。“
“Andyouareveryfat，Basil。“
Theyglancedateachotherwithaflashofresentment，andthentheybothlaughed。“Wecouldn’tlookyoungifwequarreledaweek，“hesaid。
“Wehadbettercontentourselveswithfeelingyoung，asIhopeweshalldoifwelivetobeninety。Itwillbethelossofothersiftheydon’tseeourbloomuponus。ShallIgetyouapaperofcherries，Isabel？Thechildrenseemtobeenjoyingthem。“
Isabelspranguponheroffspringwithacryofdespair。“Oh，whatshallIdo？Nowweshallnothaveawinkofsleepwiththemto-night。Whereisthatnux？“Shehuntedforthemedicineinherbag，andthechildrensubmitted；fortheyhadeatenallthecherries，andtheytooktheirmedicinewithoutamurmur。“Iwonderatyourlettingthemeatthesourthings，Basil，“saidtheirmother，whenthechildrenbadrunofftothenewsstandagain。
“Iwonderthatyouleftmetoseewhattheyweredoing，“promptlyretortedtheirfather。
“Itwasyournonsenseaboutthebrides，“saidIsabel；“andIthinkthishasbeenalessontous。Don’tletthemgetanythingelsetoeat，dearest。“
“Theyaresafe；theyhavenomoremoney。TheyarefrugallyconfiningthemselvestotheadmirationoftheJapanesebowsandarrowsyonder。WhyhaveourIndianstakentomakingJapanesebowsandarrows？“
Isabeldespisedthesmallpleasantry。“Thenyousawnobodyatthehotel？“sheasked。
“NoteventheEllisons，“saidBasil。
“Ah，yes，“saidIsabel；“thatwaswherewemetthem。Howlongagoitseems！AndpoorlittleKitty！Iwonderwhathasbecomeofthem？ButI’mgladthey’renothere。That’swhatmakesyourealizeyourage:
meetingthesamepeopleinthesameplaceagreatwhileafter，andseeinghowold——they’vegrown。Idon’tthinkIcouldbeartoseeKittyEllisonagain。I’mgladshedidn’tcometovisitusinBoston，though，afterwhathappened，shecouldn’t，poorthing！Iwonderifshe’severregrettedherbreakingwithhiminthewayshedid。It’sa
