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The Summons

CHAPTER XIV
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Then she'll serve you.

But if the hand's not ready and the eye unexpectant, you'll see but the trail of her robe as she vanishes to offer her assistance to another more wakeful than yourself.
In pursuit of this conviction, Hillyard steamed out of Palma Bay on the morning of the day after his interview with Jose Medina, and crossing to the mainland cruised all the next night southwards.

At six o'clock in the morning he was off a certain great high cape.

The sea was smooth as glass.

The day a riot of sunlight and summer, and the great headland with its high lighthouse thrust its huge brown knees into the water.
The _Dragonfly_ slowed down and dawdled.


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