away to the North--on the road to Iceland. May I call on you this
evening, and tell you about my journey?"

"Yes, indeed! If you will pleasure me so far, I will send an excuse to
Lady Thirsk, and stay at home to listen to you."

"That would be a miraculous favor. May I come early?"

"We dine early. Come and take your dinner with us. Mother will be glad
to see you and to hear your adventures, and mother's pleasure is my
greatest happiness."

"Then I will come."

As he spoke, he took out his watch and looked at it. "I have an
engagement in ten minutes," he said. "Will you excuse me now?"

"I will. I wish I had an engagement. Poor women! They have bare lives. I
would like to go to business. I would like to make money. There are days
in which I feel that I could run a thousand spindles or manage a
department store very well and very happily."

"Why do you talk of things impossible? Good-bye!"

"Until seven o'clock?"

"Until seven."

He had dismounted to speak to her and, holding Bendigo's bridle, had
walked with her to the Harlow residence. He now said, "Good-bye," and