
On a windswept ridge overlooking the endless Caribbean, a homesick young man makes a ritual of hating the tranquil sea, while a curious girl nearby finds only peace in its blue expanse. Their quiet, opposite meditations are interrupted by a mischievous gust that sends the man’s hat tumbling into the girl’s view, prompting a startled “Boo!” that sets off a chain of odd events.
The hat’s fall reveals a pair of oversized, aluminum‑mounted spectacles and, more astonishingly, a stocky, blind‑folded figure emerging from the undergrowth. The stranger’s cryptic remarks—“Some one else than you thought”—draw the girl into a puzzling conversation that blurs the line between reality and imagination. As the mountain air carries their words, listeners are invited to share in the surreal moment, wondering what hidden purpose lies behind the peculiar encounter.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (268K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2004-02-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1871–1958
A sharp-eyed journalist turned novelist, he helped define the muckraking era with fearless reporting on fraud in the patent medicine industry. He also wrote popular fiction, including the novel that inspired the classic film It Happened One Night.
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