She tiptoed to the stand and gathered up the manuscripts which she carried to a chair by the window. To be free of outward distraction, he shut his eyes and concentrated upon the scraps she had given him; and shortly, with his eyes still closed, he began to describe Ruth's island: the mountain at one end, with the ever-recurring scarves of mist drifting across the lava-scarred face; the jungle at the foot of it; the dazzling border of white sand; the sprawling store of the trader and the rotting wharf, sundrily patched with drift-wood; the native huts on the sandy floor of the palm groves; the scattered sandalwood and ebony; the screaming parakeets in the plantains; the fishing proas; the mission with its white washed walls and barren frontage; the lagoon, fringed with coco palms, now ruffled emerald, now placid sapphire. She had taken care he should have this momentous talk with her on a garden-seat commanded by the windows of the house. Wow. . And now, come and sit by me, my dear, and let's have a little quiet chat together. There's something queer about that young man; but we'll never be able to find out what it is. ’ He endured the inevitable scold with patience, saluted Mrs Chalkney’s faded cheek, and went off to endure the necessary delay with what patience he could muster. It seems Valade visited him that day to present his credentials, and Charvill posted straight off to inform his great-uncle.
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