14/17 "Don't you scent some mystery in what the man said of it ?" "Mystery!" cried Uncle John. You've been readin' too many novels. Romances don't grow in parts like these." "But I think this is where they are most likely to grow, Uncle," persisted the girl, "just consider. A retired sea captain hides inland, with no companions but a grinning sailor and his blind housekeeper -- except his pale wife, of course; and she is described as sad and unhappy. |