`` I wish Lynde had been home . I did n't dare ask him to the house for I knew Anthony was in one of his moods . But it 's time something was done . She 's woman grown and this is no life for her . And there 's nobody to do anything but me and I 'm not able , even if I knew what to do . I wonder why she hates men so . Perhaps it 's because she never knew any that were real gentlemen . This man is -- but then he 's a minister and that makes a wide gulf between them in another way . I 've seen the love of man and woman bridge some wider gulfs though . But it ca n't with Lynde , I 'm fearing . She 's so bitter at the mere speaking of love and marriage . I ca n't think why . I 'm sure her mother and Anthony were happy together , and that was all she 's ever seen of marriage . But I thought when she told me of meeting this young man on the shore there was something in her look I 'd never noticed before -- as if she 'd found something in herself she 'd never known was there . But she 'll never make friends with him and I ca n't . If the Captain was n't so queer -- '' She stopped abruptly , for a tall lithe figure was coming up from the shore . Lynde waved her hand as she drew near . `` Oh , Emily , I 've had such a splendid sail . It was glorious . Bad Emily , you 've been carrying water .
Did n't I tell you never XXXXX do that when I was away ? ''
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