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CHAPTER XXIV Home at Last
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In one hour from the time the Ben Ledi’s anchor was dropped off Sydney Cove1, C. B., Mary and Mr. Stewart were in the fine offices of the firm with which the latter gentleman had deposited the small remainder of his fortune, and explaining as briefly2 as possible the vicissitudes3 which had attended their journeying thither4. They were welcomed with great cordiality by the head of the firm, Mr. Oliphant, who at once invited them to come and be his guests in his beautiful home on the shores of Wooloomoolloo Bay, where they could rest and refresh themselves while they made their preparations for the last stage of their journey. They all smiled at the idea of their needing either rest or refreshment5 after the luxurious6 life they had been leading of late, but gratefully accepted the good man’s offer nevertheless.
Now visitors to the Queen City of the South are usually captivated at once by her charms, especially with the wondrous8 beauty of her glorious harbour, and their enjoyment9 is always heightened by the delightful10 hospitality of the citizens. But although neither of the three friends could be said to be insensible to either the beauties of nature or the wonders of man’s handiwork, they were all filled with a great longing11 for the home about which C. B. had spoken so lovingly, and whose simple delights he had so[Pg 352] often pictured to them. And therefore, when Mr. Oliphant at his cheerful table that night produced a programme of visits and sightseeing that he and his wife had arranged for their guests, he received somewhat of a shock to find that they manifested not the slightest desire to avail themselves of his thoughtful kindness.
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cove
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delightful
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longing
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costly
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simplicity
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conceal
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solicitude
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fluency
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deserted
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thoroughly
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reigning
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bounty
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recital
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accounting
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harry
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schooner
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despatch
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meekly
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consternation
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hypocrisy
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impudence
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repentant
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belongings
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meekness
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brutal
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thorny
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urbane
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serenity
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rebuke
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discomfort
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joyful
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vigour
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steer
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skilfully
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ecstasy
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