II。
Thetypeismostlyofaseafaringbrown，acomplexionwhichseemstobeinheritedratherthanpersonallyacquired；forthecommerceofKitteryPointperishedlongago，andthefishingfleetsthatusedtofitoutfromherwharveshavealmostaslongagopassedtoGloucester。Allthatisleftofthefishinginterestistheweiroutsidewhichsupplies，fitfullyanduncertainly，thefishshippedfreshtothenearestmarkets。Butinspiteofthisthetinttakenfromthesunsandwindsofthesealingersonthelocalcomplexion；andthelocalmanneristhatfreerandeasiermannerofpeoplewhohaveknownothercoasts，andareinsomesortcitizensoftheworld。ItisverydifferentfromtheinlandNewEnglandmanner；asdifferentasthegentle，slowspeechoftheshorefromtheclippednasalsofthehill-country。Theloungingnativewalkisnottheheavyplodtaughtbythefurrow，buthasthelurchandtheswayofthedeckinit。
Nothingcouldbebettersuitedtoprogressthroughthelongvillage，whichrisesandsinksbesidetheshorelikealandscapewithitssea-legson；andnothingcouldbemorecharmingandfriendlythanthisvillage。
Itisquiteuntaintedasyetbythesummercottageswhichhavecoveredsomuchofthecoast，andmadeitlookasiftheaestheticsuburbsofNewYorkandBostonhadgoneashoreuponit。Therearetwoorthreeold-
fashionedsummerhotels；butthesummerlifedistinctlyfailstocharacterizetheplace。Thepeoplelivewheretheirforefathershavelivedfortwohundredandfiftyyears；andforthecenturysincethebaronialdomainofSirWilliamwasbrokenupandhispossessionsconfiscatedbytheyoungRepublic，theyhavedweltinsmallredorwhitehousesontheirsmallholdingsalongtheslopesandlevelsofthelowhillsbesidethewater，whereamanmaypasswiththeleastinconvenienceanddelayfromhisthresholdtohisgunwale。Notallthehousesaresmall；somearespaciousandambitioustobeofuglymodernpatterns；butmostaresimpleandhomelike。Theirgardens，followingtheexampleofSirWilliam\'svanishedpleasaunce，dropsouthwardtotheshore，wherethelobster-trapsandthehen-coopsmeetinunembarrassedpromiscuity。Butthefish-flakeswhichoncegavetheseinclinestheeffectofterracedvineyardshavepassedasutterlyastheproudparterresoftheoldbaronet；andKitteryPointnolonger\"makes\"acodorahaddockforthemarket。