When they reached the dory anchorage he helped her out . `` I think I 'll go out to the Point for a walk , '' he said . `` I want to steady my nerves . You must go right home and rest . Do n't be anxious -- I wo n't take any more chances with sea kelpies . '' Helen went away without a word , and Reeves walked slowly out to the Point . He was grieved beyond measure at the discovery he believed he had made . He had never dreamed of such a thing . He was not a vain man , and was utterly free from all tendency to flirtation . It had never occurred to him that the waking of the girl 's deep nature might be attended with disastrous consequences . He had honestly meant to help her , and what had he done ? He felt very uncomfortable ; he could not conscientiously blame himself , but he saw that he had acted foolishly . And of course he must go away at once . And he must also tell her something she ought to know . He wished he had told her long ago . The following afternoon was a perfect one . Reeves was sketching on the sandshore when Helen came . She sat down on a camp stool a little to one side and did not speak . After a few moments Reeves pushed away his paraphernalia impatiently . `` I do n't feel in a mood for work , '' he said .
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