, partlybecausehehadbeenmuchattachedtomymother, hisonlysister, partlybecauseofmystrongresemblancetohisonlyson, , undemonstrativeman, butIknewthatheentertainedadeepandrealaffectionforme, andIalwaysenjoyedmyvacationsojournsathisplace.
“Whatareyougoingtodothisafternoon, Ned?”heasked, afterthedisturbancecausedbyErnestsoutbreakhadquieteddown.
“IthinkIllrowouttoIslandRock，”Ireplied.“Iwanttotakesomeviewsoftheshorefromit.”
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“Ifyou‘reonitaboutfouro’clock, you‘llgetafneviewoftheHoleintheWall’whenthesunbeginstoshineonthewaterthroughit，”hesaid.“Iveoftenthoughtitwouldmakeahandsomepicture.”
“AfterI‘vefnishedtakingthepictures, IthinkI’llgodownshoretoUncleAdamsandstayallnight，”Isaid.“Jimsdarkroomismoreconvenientthanmine, andhehassomepicturesheisgoingtodeveloptonight, too.”
Istartedfortheshoreabouttwoo‘, withhisarmsaboutLaddie’-and-whiteNewfoundland, .
“Donttakeitsohard, Ern，”Isaid, tryingtocomforthim.“Unclewilllikelygetanotherpup.”
“Idontwantanyotherpup！”Ernestblurtedout.“Oh, Ned, won‘tyoutryandcoaxyourunclenottosellhim?Perhapshe’dlistentoyou.”
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“Notinthiscase, Ern，”Isaid.“Hewouldsayitdidnotconcernme, ‘llhavetoreconcileyourselftolosingLaddie, I’mafraid.”
