Why have you never I been up to see us for so long ? '' Young Si made no verbal reply . He merely lifted his cap with formal politeness and turned on his heel . `` Well , I never ! '' exclaimed Agnes , as soon as she recovered her powers of speech . `` If that is how Young Si is going to treat his friends ! He must have got offended at something . I wonder what it is , '' she added , her curiosity getting the better of her indignation . When they came out they saw the solitary figure of Young Si far adown , crossing the dim , lonely shore fields . In the dusk Agnes failed to notice the pallor of her companion 's face and the unshed tears in her eyes . * * * * * `` I 've just been down to the Point , '' said Agnes , coming in one sultry afternoon about a week later , `` and Little Ev said as there was no fishing today he 'd take us out for that sail tonight if you wanted to go . '' Ethel Lennox put her drawing away listlessly . She looked pale and tired . She was going away the next day , and this was to be her last visit to the shore . About an hour before sunset a boat glided out from the shadow of the Point . In it were Ethel Lennox and Agnes , together with Little Ev , the sandy-haired , undersized Pointer who owned the boat . The evening was fine , and an off-shore breeze was freshening up rapidly . They did not notice the long , dark bank of livid cloud low in the northwest . `` Is n't this glorious ! '' exclaimed Ethel .
Her hat was straining back XXXXX her head and the red rings of her hair were blowing about her face .
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