Peter laid one of the papers in his hands before the Governor. After
reading it, the Governor rang a bell.

"Send for Mr. Miller," he said to the boy. Then he turned, and with
Peter went over the court papers, till Mr. Miller put in an appearance.

"State the matter to Mr. Miller," said the Governor, and Peter read his
paper again and told what he wished.

"The power unquestionably exists," said the Attorney-General. "But it
has not been used in many years. Perhaps I had better look into it a
bit."

"Go with Mr. Miller, Mr. Stirling, and work over your papers with him,"
said the Governor.

"Thank you," said Peter simply, but his hand and face and voice said far
more, as he shook hands. He went out with the first look of hope his
face had worn for two years.

The ground which the Attorney-General and his subordinates had to
traverse was that over which Peter had so well travelled already, that
he felt very much at home, while his notes indeed aided the study, and
were doubly welcomed, because the summer season had drained the office
of its underlings. Half as assistant, and half as principal, he worked
till three o'clock, with pleasure that grew, as he saw that the opinion
of the Attorney-General seemed to agree more and more with his own. Then
they returned to the Governor, to whom the Attorney-General gave his
opinion that his present conclusion was that the Governor could empower