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第34部分（第4页）

〃No；〃　he　said。　〃This　wind　will　blow　like　this　for　three　days。　It　es　straight　down　from　the　Mattarone。　There　is　a　can　to　bail　with。〃

〃Let　me　pay　you　something　for　the　boat　now。〃

〃No；　Id　rather　take　a　chance。　If　you　get　through　you　pay　me　all　you　can。〃

〃All　right。〃

〃I　dont　think　youll　get　drowned。〃

〃Thats　good。〃

〃Go　with　the　wind　up　the　lake。〃

〃All　right。〃

I　stepped　in　the　boat。

〃Did　you　leave　the　money　for　the　hotel？〃

〃Yes。　In　an　envelope　in　the　room。〃

〃All　right。　Good　luck；　Tenente。〃

〃Good　luck。　We　thank　you　many　times。〃

〃You　wont　thank　me　if　you　get　drowned。〃

〃What　does　he　say？〃　Catherine　asked。

〃He　says　good　luck。〃

〃Good　luck；〃　Catherine　said。

〃Thank　you　very　much。〃

〃Are　you　ready？〃

〃Yes。〃

He　bent　down　and　shoved　us　off。　I　dug　at　the　water　with　the　oars；　then　waved　one　hand。　The　barman　waved　back　deprecatingly。　I　saw　the　lights　of　the　hotel　and　rowed　out；　rowing　straight　out　until　they　were　out　of　sight。　There　was　quite　a　sea　running　but　we　were　going　with　the　wind。

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I　rowed　in　the　dark　keeping　the　wind　in　my　face。　The　rain　had　stopped　and　only　came　occasionally　in　gusts。　It　was　very　dark；　and　the　wind　was　cold。　I　could　see　Catherine　in　the　stern　but　I　could　not　see　the　water　where　the　blades　of　the　oars　dipped。　The　oars　were　long　and　there　were　no　leathers　to　keep　them　from　slipping　out。　I　pulled；　raised；　leaned　forward；　found　the　water；　dipped　and　pulled；　rowing　as　easily　as　I　could。　I　did　not　feather　the　oars　because　the　wind　was　with　us。　I　knew　my　hands　would　blister　and　I　wanted　to　delay　it　as　long　as　I　could。　The　boat　was　light　and　rowed　easily。　I　pulled　it　along　in　the　dark　water。　I　could　not　see；　and　hoped　we　would　soon　e　opposite　Pallanza。

We　never　saw　Pallanza。　The　wind　was　blowing　up　the　lake　and　we　passed　the　point　that　hides　Pallanza　in　the　dark　and　never　saw　the　lights。　When　we　finally　saw　some　lights　much　further　up　the　lake　and　close　to　the　shore　it　was　Intra。　But　for　a　long　time　we　did　not　see　any　lights；　nor　did　we　see　the　shore　but　rowed　steadily　in　the　dark　riding　with　the　waves。　Sometimes　I　missed　the　water　with　the　oars　in　the　dark　as　a　wave　lifted　the　boat。　It　was　quite　rough；　but　I　kept　on　rowing；　until　suddenly　we　were　close　ashore　against　a　point　of　rock　that　rose　beside　us；　the　waves　striking　against　it；　rushing　high　up；　then　falling　back。　I　pulled　hard　on　the　right　oar　and　backed　water　with　the　other　and　we　went　out　into　the　lake　again；　the　point　was　out　of　sight　and　we　were　going　on　up　the　lake。

〃Were　across　the　lake；〃　I　said　to　Catherine。

〃Werent　we　going　to　see　Pallanza？〃

〃Weve　missed　it。〃

〃How　are　you；　darling？〃

〃Im　fine。〃

〃I　could　take　the　oars　awhile。〃

〃No；　Im　fine。〃

〃Poor　Ferguson；〃　Catherine　said。　〃In　the　morning　shell　e　to　the　hotel　and　find　were　gone。〃

〃Im　not　worrying　so　much　about　that；〃　I　said；　〃as　about　getting　into　the　Swiss　part　of　the　lake　before　its　daylight　and　the　custom　guards　see　us。〃

〃Is　it　a　long　way？〃

〃Its　some　thirty　kilometres　from　here。〃

I　rowed　all　night。　Finally　my　hands　were　so　sore　I　could　hardly　close　them　over　the　oars。　We　were　nearly　smashed　up　on　the　shore　several　times。　I　kept　fairly　close　to　the　shore　because　I　was　afraid　of　getting　lost　on　the　lake　and　losing　time。　Sometimes　we　were　so　close　we　could　see　a　row　of　trees　and　the　road　along　the　shore　with　the　mountains　behind。　The　rain　stopped　and　the　wind　drove　the　clouds　so　that　the　moon　shone　through　and　looking　back　I　could　see　the　long　dark　point　of　Castagnola　and　the　lake　with　white…

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