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Anne shook her head.
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t of the body.'
OnenightbythefiresideatthelightAnnesawCaptainJim's"life-
book."Heneedednocoaxingtoshowitandproudlygaveittoherto
read.
IwritittoleavetolittleJoehesaid.Idon'tliketheideaof
everythingI'vedoneandseenbeingcleanforgotafterI'veshippedfor
my last v'yage. Joehe'll remember itand tell the yarns to his children.
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Itwasanoldleather-boundbookfilledwiththerecordofhisvoyages
andadventures.Annethoughtwhatatreasuretroveitwouldbetoa
writer.Everysentencewasanugget.Initselfthebookhadnoliterary
merit;CaptainJim'scharmofstorytellingfailedhimwhenhecameto
penandink;hecouldonlyjotroughlydowntheoutlineofhisfamous
talesandbothspellingandgrammarweresadlyaskew.ButAnnefelt
thatifanyonepossessedofthegiftcouldtakethatsimplerecordofa
braveadventurouslifereadingbetweenthebaldlinesthetalesof
dangersstaunchlyfacedanddutymanfullydoneawonderfulstory
mightbemadefromit.Richcomedyandthrillingtragedywerebothly-
inghiddeninCaptainJim's"life-bookwaitingforthetouchofthemas-
ter hand to waken the laughter and grief and horror of thousands.
Anne said something of this to Gilbert as they walked home.
Why don't you try your hand at it yourselfAnne?"
Anne shook her head.
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