I b ` lieve he 'd be a pirate if he dared . You do n't know how fierce he can look at times . There 's really something very mysterious about him . '' On her way back to the hotel Miss Trevor remembered the foolscap book . `` I must get him to show it to me , '' she mused , smiling . `` Why , the boy is a born genius -- and to think he should be a shore boy ! I ca n't understand it . And here I am loving him already . Well , a woman has to love something -- and you do n't have to know people for years before you can love them . '' Paul was waiting on the Noel 's Cove rocks for Miss Trevor the next afternoon . He was not alone ; a tall man , with a lined , strong-featured face and a grey beard , was with him . The man was clad in a rough suit and looked what he was , a ` longshore fisherman . But he had deep-set , kindly eyes , and Miss Trevor liked his face . He moved off to one side when she came and stood there for a little , apparently gazing out to sea , while Paul and Miss Trevor talked . Then he walked away up the cove and disappeared in his little grey house . `` Stephen came down to see if you were a suitable person for me to talk to , '' said Paul gravely . `` I hope he thinks I am , '' said Miss Trevor , amused . `` Oh , he does ! He would n't have gone away and left us alone if he did n't . Stephen is very particular who he lets me ` sociate with .
Why , even the rock people now -- I had XXXXX promise I 'd never let the Twin Sailors swear before he 'd allow me to be friends with them .
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