Audrey

"I should be loath to have Monsieur Jean Hugon for my enemy," said the

Colonel gravely.

Haward laughed. "I was told at Williamsburgh that a party of traders go to

the Southern Indians to-morrow, and he with them. Perhaps a month or two

of the woods will work a cure."

He fell to playing again, a quiet, plaintive air. When it was ended, he

rose and went over to the fire to keep his guest company; but finding him

in a mood for silence, presently fell silent himself, and took to viewing

structures of his own building in the red hollows between the logs. This

mutual taciturnity lasted until the announcement of supper, and was

relapsed into at intervals during the meal; but when they had returned to

the drawing-room the two talked until it was late, and the fire had sunken

to ash and embers. Before they parted for the night it was agreed that

the master of Westover should remain with the master of Fair View for a

day or so, at the end of which time the latter gentleman would accompany

the former to Westover for a visit of indefinite length.