She had begun to care about her appearance again, looking into the glass he gave her, a thing nearly priceless that was bordered in intricate golden filigree and rubies. He had plugged along, if not happy, at least with sound philosophy. She was the High Priestess. If morality means anything it means keeping bounds, respecting implications, respecting implicit bounds. The ripple of the water against the boat, as its keel cleaves through the stream—the darkling current hurrying by—the indistinctly-seen craft, of all forms and all sizes, hovering around, and making their way in ghostlike silence, or warning each other of their approach by cries, that, heard from afar, have something doleful in their note—the solemn shadows cast by the bridges—the deeper gloom of the echoing arches—the lights glimmering from the banks—the red reflection thrown upon the waves by a fire kindled on some stationary barge—the tall and fantastic shapes of the houses, as discerned through the obscurity;—these, and other sights and sounds of the same character, give a sombre colour to the thoughts of one who may choose to indulge in meditation at such a time and in such a place. As a matter of fact it isn’t their affair. . . We all did that in our youth, when first we came upon a fine story; else we were worthless metal indeed. " "Could I credit your wild story, I might do so," returned Thames, with a look of perplexity. "Leave go!" cried Jack, struggling violently, and raising his hand, "or I'll maul you for life.
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