19/65 Now, Mr.Paine, if you are ready shall we clear away ?" The clearing, most of it, was done silently. I washed the plates, the coffee pot and other things, in the pond and she packed them in the basket. As I returned with the knife and forks I found her looking at the coffee pot and smiling. I was provoked with myself for forgetting who and what I was, and with her for making me forget. "Isn't it clean ?" "Why, yes," she answered, "surprisingly so. |