Outside , the wind shook the frail building and tore the shuddering sea to pieces . The rain poured down . It was already settling in for a night of storm . But , inside , Young Si 's fire was casting cheery flames over the rude room , and Young Si himself was kneeling by Ethel Lennox with his arm about her and her head on his broad shoulder . There were happy tears in her eyes and her voice quivered as she said , `` Miles , can you forgive me ? If you knew how bitterly I have repented -- '' `` Never speak of the past again , my sweet . In my lonely days and nights down here by the sea , I have forgotten all but my love . '' `` Miles , how did you come here ? I thought you were in Europe . '' `` I did travel at first . I came down here by chance , and resolved to cut myself utterly adrift from my old life and see if I could not forget you . I was not very successful . '' He smiled down into her eyes . `` And you were going away tomorrow . How perilously near we have been to not meeting ! But how are we going to explain all this to our friends along shore ? '' `` I think we had better not explain it at all . I will go away tomorrow , as I intended , and you can quietly follow soon . Let ` Young Si ' remain the mystery he has always been . '' `` That will be best -- decidedly so .
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