” “Sounds good. He could think about it later. He brought his mother to call, and as you know the Countess goes scarcely anywhere. “Would you stand it? I’m going to clear out. I want to know—just as much as I can. ‘Give me an opportunity to open my mouth, and I will. Everything proclaimed the mischievous propensities of the recent occupants of the chamber. ‘What is it that you told him?’ ‘Nothing, miss, I swear. What he did not know was this: Ruth surrendered these little secrets because the doctor had warned her that the patient must be amused and interested. To be free of outward distraction, he shut his eyes and concentrated upon the scraps she had given him; and shortly, with his eyes still closed, he began to describe Ruth's island: the mountain at one end, with the ever-recurring scarves of mist drifting across the lava-scarred face; the jungle at the foot of it; the dazzling border of white sand; the sprawling store of the trader and the rotting wharf, sundrily patched with drift-wood; the native huts on the sandy floor of the palm groves; the scattered sandalwood and ebony; the screaming parakeets in the plantains; the fishing proas; the mission with its white washed walls and barren frontage; the lagoon, fringed with coco palms, now ruffled emerald, now placid sapphire. Instinct had forced her to create something out of rags to satisfy a mysterious craving. This happened after he ate. This spot, which still retains its name, acquired the appellation from an old crone who lived there, and who, in addition to a very equivocal character for honesty, enjoyed the reputation of being a witch.
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