In those few short months she had lived more keenly and fully than in all her life before . The Nora Shelley who went away was not , so it would seem , the Nora Shelley who came back . But when she looked from her window to the waves and saw the star of the lighthouse and the blaze of the sunset in the window of the fishing-houses and heard the summons of the wind , something broke loose in her soul and overwhelmed her , like a wave of the sea . She must go at once -- at once -- at once . Not a moment could she wait . She was dressed for dinner , but with tingling fingers she threw off her costly gown and put on her dark travelling suit again . She left her hair as it was and knotted a crimson scarf about her head . She would slip away quietly to the boathouse , get Davy to launch the little sailboat for her -- and then for a fleet skim over the harbour before that glorious wind ! She hoped not to be seen , but Mrs. Cameron met her in the hall . `` Nora ! '' she said in astonishment . `` Oh , I must go , Aunty ! I must go ! '' the girl cried feverishly . She was afraid Mrs. Cameron would try to prevent her going , and all at once she knew that she could not bear that . `` Must go ? Where ? Dinner is almost ready , and -- '' `` Oh , I do n't want any dinner . I 'm going home -- I will sail over . '' `` My dear child , do n't be foolish .
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