In her high rapt mood she did not want to see or
ride with any one. If Chris had died a natural death Murray would have waitedonly
three months. Dandy had come in and stood beforethe stove, his back to the
mantelpiece.
But the horror of his dream wasstill on
him.
It was simply impossibleeven to IMAGINE being
married to any one but Roger. Hewanted to see Mrs Clifford Penhallow again. One day,
some two months ago, I was up in the barn loft forkingdown straw.
If she only knew the answers tothose
questions!
A greatpyramid of pumpkins shone goldenly in Homer
Penhallows yard.
You shouldnt be out without a jacket on a night
likethis. His look scorched everybody and left them feeling like cinders. Oh,
AuntMargaret, I wouldnt want you to be disappointed in me when youfound out I wasnt
a good boy. Margaret Penhallow stood looking down at him.
Then he must have nervous prostration, said
Grundy.
So Uncle Pippin fell back on theSpanish blood.
Neither she nor Penny felt any elation over the affair. He crushed back the mad
words ofpassion that rushed to his lips.
But his plump, pretty little wifewas not
ill-pleased.
Just now life wasbearable only when she was
alone.
Joscelyn had not even noticed Uncle
Pippin.
Then he must have nervous prostration, said Grundy.
Itwas getting very dark, and he was frightened.
Happy said he thought he might as well come home
and see what hischances were for it. I took off my coat when I got warm working and
putit on again when I finished.
So Uncle Pippin fell back on theSpanish
blood.
This was not at all what he hadlooked
for.
She was an exquisite thing in the moonlight,with
her brilliant eyes and her wind-ruffled hair.
She was standing there in themoonlight where she
had mocked him so long ago. Brian stopped sobbing and looked at her
incredulously.
Penny felt a fine glow of victorious satisfaction
with himself. She slipped away in theSeptember moonlight to visit Whispering
Winds.
Margaret stood up and drew a long
breath.
His heart was pounding with a wildexultation in his
breast. WhisperingWinds was hers and a little lonely creature to love and cherish.