Carolyn Wells

Name: Deep Lake Mystery — Chapter 2
Author: Carolyn Wells

Deep Lake Mystery — Chapter 2 (1928)

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“Deep Lake Mystery — Chapter 2”, published in 1928, is a work by Carolyn Wells. It explores elements such as Pleasure Dome, Kee and lake.

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Carolyn Wells, Deep Lake Mystery — Chapter 2 (1928)

“ As soon as I realized what the sound was, I sprang up and hurried to the window. But I saw no boat. Whether the same girl or some one else, the boat and whoever paddled it, were out of sight, and though I heard, or imagined I heard, a faint and diminishing sound as of paddling, I could see no craft of any sort.
I strained my eyes to see if her canoe was still beached in front of Pleasure Dome, but the moon was unfriendly now, and I could not distinguish objects on the beach. ”

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Carolyn Wells, Deep Lake Mystery — Chapter 2 (1928)

“ Look at her paddle. Isn’t she an expert?”
“She sure is.” And I held my tongue tightly to refrain from saying that she seemed to me to have paddled even more beautifully the night before. But, I said to myself, that was doubtless the glamour loaned by the moonlight and the witchery of the night scene.
Miss Remsen soon reached Pleasure Dome, and we could see her beach her canoe and follow her with our eyes for a few steps until she disappeared behind a clump of tall trees.
We set to work then in good earnest and I saw in Keeley Moore for the time being an embodiment of perfect happiness. ”

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Carolyn Wells, Deep Lake Mystery — Chapter 2 (1928)

“ We went rapidly back past Pleasure Dome, on down the lake, past Moore’s own place, and then on a bit farther to the Island.
“They call it ‘Whistling Reeds’, and it’s a good name,” he said. “When the wind’s a certain way, and it’s quiet otherwise, you can hear the reeds whistle like birds.”
“You do have most interesting places,” I said. “And who lives here? And where’s the house?”
“Alma Remsen lives here, the niece of Sampson Tracy I told you about last night. You can’t see the house, the trees are so thick.” ”

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Carolyn Wells, Deep Lake Mystery — Chapter 2 (1928)

“ Kee agreed. “And you know, conscience is only a form of vanity. One wants to do right, so one can pat oneself on the back, and feel a glow of holy satisfaction.”
“That’s so, Kee,” Lora quickly agreed, “and I oughtn’t to pamper my vanity. So, I won’t make that blackberry shortcake you’re so fond of this morning, I’ll read a novel, and bear with a smile the slings and arrows of my conscience as it reproves me.”
“No,” Kee told her, “that’s carrying your vanity scourging too far. Make the shortcake, dear girl, not so much for me, as for Norris here. ”

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Carolyn Wells, Deep Lake Mystery — Chapter 2 (1928)

“ I cried, and Kee turned aside.
“I didn’t intend to,” he said, “I was just throwing a scare into you. It’s really devilish. A sudden wave can suck you down to interminable depths. You’re not afraid, really?”
“Oh, no,” I assured him, “but it’s pesky frightensome to look at, especially——”
Again I was on the verge of telling him of the scene on the lake the night before, and again I stopped, held back by some force outside myself.
“Especially why?” he asked, curiously, but I evaded the issue by saying, “Especially when one is on a holiday.”
He laughed and we turned away from Pleasure Dome. ”

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Carolyn Wells, Deep Lake Mystery — Chapter 2 (1928)

“ The big house nearest us I took to be Pleasure Dome. Not only because it was the next house, but because I could dimly distinguish a large building surmounted by a gilded dome.
How could any man in his sober senses construct such a place to live in?
It seemed like a cross between the Boston State House and the Taj Mahal.
I was really anxious to go over there and see the thing at closer range. I decided to ask Moore to take me over the next day. ”

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Carolyn Wells, Deep Lake Mystery — Chapter 2 (1928)

“ I mean the people who live all the year round. A good many people live on islands. They like it. This island, you see, is a big one. About two or three acres, say. That gives Miss Remsen room for tennis courts and gardens and pretty much anything she wants, and the house is very pleasant. Nothing like Pleasure Dome, but a bigger house than the one we’re in.”
We turned then, and started off toward the spot where Kee elected to do his fishing. ”

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Carolyn Wells, Deep Lake Mystery — Chapter 2 (1928)

“ How do they get provisions and all that?”
“Oh, that’s easy. Lots of the dealers deliver their stuff in canoes or motor boats. See, there’s the boathouse. Some day we’ll call here. Alma likes my wife, she’ll be glad to see us.” ”

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