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XXXVII. The Storm—The Two Together

           "

           ThenOakwentbackagain,ascendedtothetop,steppedofftheladderforgreaterexpedition,andwentonthatching.Shefollowed,butwithoutasheaf.

           "Gabriel,"shesaid,inastrangeandimpressivevoice.

           Oaklookedupather.Shehadnotspokensinceheleftthebarn.Thesoftandcontinualshimmerofthedyinglightningshowedamarblefacehighagainsttheblackskyoftheoppositequarter.Bathshebawassittingalmostontheapexofthestack,herfeetgatheredupbeneathher,andrestingonthetoproundoftheladder.

           "Yes,mistress,"hesaid.

           "IsupposeyouthoughtthatwhenIgallopedawaytoBaththatnightitwasonpurposetobemarried?"

           "Ididatlast—notatfirst,"heanswered,somewhatsurprisedattheabruptnesswithwhichthisnewsubjectwasbroached.

           "Andothersthoughtso,too?"

           "Yes."

           "Andyoublamedmeforit?"

           "Well—alittle."

           "Ithoughtso.Now,Icarealittleforyourgoodopinion,andIwanttoexplainsomething—IhavelongedtodoiteversinceIreturned,andyoulookedsogravelyatme.ForifIweretodie—andImaydiesoon—itwouldbedreadfulthatyoushouldalwaysthinkmistakenlyofme.Now,listen."

           Gabrielceasedhisrustling.

           "IwenttoBaththatnightinthefullintentionofbreakingoffmyengagementtoMr.Troy.ItwasowingtocircumstanceswhichoccurredafterIgottherethat—thatweweremarried.Now,doyouseethematterinanewlight?"

           "Ido—somewhat."

           "Imust,Isuppose,saymore,nowthatIhavebegun.

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