Induetimeheranswercame。Hecarriedherletterouttoafavouritehauntofhisinasunnycooliewhereanoldcreek—bedwasmarkedbystragglingwillows，andthere，throwinghimselfdownupontheslopinggrass，hereadhermessage。
\"Iknow，dear，howmuchthatlastsentenceofyourscostyou，andmyansweristhatwereyourdutylesstoyou，youwouldbelesstome。
HowcouldIhonourandloveamanwho，forthesakeofagirlorforanysake，wouldturnbackfromhiswork？Besides，youhavetaughtmetoowelltoloveyourgloriousWest，andyoucannotdauntmenowbyanysuchsombrepictureasyoudrewformeinyourlastletter。Nosir。TheWestforme！Andyoushouldbeashamed——andthisIshallmakeyouproperlyrepent——ashamedtoforcemetotheunmaidenlycourseofinsistingupongoingouttoyou，’roundingyouupintoacorral’——thatisthecorrectphrase，isitnot？——andnoosing，no，ropingyouthere。\"
Whenhelookedupfromtheletterthelandscapewasblurredforatime。Butsoonhewonderedatthenewsplendouroftheday，thesweetnessoftheair，themellowmusicofthemeadow—lark。Anewglorywasuponskyandearthandanewraptureinhisheart。
\"Wonderful！\"heexclaimed。\"Dearlittlesoul！Shedoesn’tknow，andyet，evenifshedid，Ibelieveitwouldmakenodifference。\"