II……Shebegantolearnthelifeofthecoast。
Withheracquisitionofanothertongue，therecametoheralsotheunderstandingofmanythingsrelatingtotheworldoftheseaShememorizedwithnoveldelightmuchthatwastoldherdaybydayconcerningthenaturesurroundingher，——manysecretsoftheair，manyofthosesignsofheavenwhichthedwellersincitiescannotcomprehendbecausetheatmosphereisthickenedandmadestagnantabovethem——cannotevenwatchbecausethehorizonishiddenfromtheireyesbywalls，andbywearyavenuesoftreeswithwhitewashedtrunks。Shelearned，bylistening，byasking，byobservingalso，howtoknowthesignsthatforetellwildweather：——tremendoussunsets，scuddingsandbridgingsofcloud，——sharpeninganddarkeningofthesea—line，——andtheshriekofgullsflashingtolandinlevelflight，outofastilltransparentsky，——andhalosaboutthemoon。
Shelearnedwherethesea—birds，withwhitebosomsandbrownwings，madetheirhiddennestsofsand，——andwherethecraneswadedfortheirprey，——andwherethebeautifulwild—ducks，plumagedinsatinylilacandsilkengreen，foundtheirfood，——andwherethebestreedsgrewtofurnishstemsforFeliu’sred—claypipe，——andwheretheruddysea—beansweremostoftentossedupontheshore，——andhowthegraypelicansfishedalltogether，likemen——movinginfar—extendingsemicircles，beatingthefloodwiththeirwingstodrivethefishbeforethem。
AndfromCarmenshelearnedthefablesandthesayingsofthesea，——theproverbsaboutitsdeafness，itsavarice，itstreachery，itsterrificpower，——especiallyonethathauntedherforalltimethereafter：Siquieresaprenderaorar，entraenelmar（Ifthouwouldstlearntopray，gotothesea）。Shelearnedwhytheseaissalt，——how\"thetearsofwomenmadethewavesofthesea，\"——andhowtheseahasiinofriends，\"——andhowthecat’seyeschangewiththetides。
Whathadshelostoflifebyherswifttranslationfromthedustyexistenceofcitiestotheopenimmensityofnature’sfreedom？