made a mistake," he said regretfully.

"That's nateral," said Uncle William. "I s'pose you've been thinkin'
of her, off and on, and you jest thought you saw her. I wouldn't think
any--"

"It wasn't that," the young man broke in. "I _did_ see her. I know now.
I saw her face for a minute as plain as I see yours. She was looking
straight at me and I saw all of a sudden what a fool I was."

"You're getting better," said Uncle William.

"Do you think so? I was afraid--" he hesitated.

"You thought mebbe you was a-goin' to die?"

"Well--I have heard that people see clearly--It came over me in a flash
so--"

"Lord, no!" Uncle William chuckled. "You're jest gettin' your wits back,
that's all. I shouldn't wonder if you'd be real pert by the time we get
there. I cal'ate you'll be considabul help to me--dish-washin' an' so
on."

The towers and chimneys behind them dwindled. The smoke of the city
faded to a blur and grew to clear azure. The wind blew against their
faces. After a little the young man got to his feet. "I'm going to walk
awhile." He spoke defiantly.

"Walk right along," said Uncle William, cheerfully.