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He had met Sörine at some gathering down in one of the fishing huts , and they quickly made a match of it . She was tired of her place and he of being alone ; so they threw in their lot together . He was out the whole day long , and often at night too . When the fishing season was in full swing , he would leave home at one or two o'clock in the night , to be at the hamlet when the first boats came in . On these occasions Sörine stayed up to see that he did not oversleep himself . This irregular life came as naturally to her as to him , and she was a great help to him . So now once more he had a wife , and one who could work too .